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October 19, 2015

Sentencing Laws and the Prison System

Justice Department officials and advocates testified at a hearing on legislation aimed at changing mandatory minimum prison sentences for… read more

Justice Department officials and advocates testified at a hearing on legislation aimed at changing mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain drug offenders. Witnesses included Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, who said she supports the legislation. She outlined in her testimony why the existing mechanisms were not working. close

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Debi Campbell Resident Spotsylvania, VA
Steven H. Cook President National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys

John Cornyn U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Texas
Craig DeRoche Executive Director Justice Fellowship
Dick Durbin U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Illinois
Dianne Feinstein U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] California
Al Franken U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Minnesota
Chuck Grassley U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Iowa
Orrin Hatch U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Utah
Amy Klobuchar U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Minnesota
Patrick J. Leahy U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Vermont
Mike Lee U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Utah
Heather Mac Donald Senior Fellow Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
Marc Mauer Executive Director Sentencing Project
Michael B. Mukasey Attorney General (Former) Department of Justice
Jeff Sessions U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Alabama
Hilary O. Shelton Senior Vice President Washington
Brett L. Tolman U.S. Attorney (Former) Department of Justice->District of Utah
Sheldon Whitehouse U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Rhode Island
Sally Quillian Yates Deputy Attorney General Department of Justice

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Program ID:: 328790-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Oct 19, 2015 | 3:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Oct 30, 2015 | 12:16pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

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