Bill To Review The Entire Criminal Justice System February 15, 2010
Posted by FairSentencing in : Current News , trackbackFrom Jennifer Seltzer Stitt, FAMM Federal Legislative Affairs Director:
Every journey begins with a single step. Yesterday the Senate Judiciary Committee took that step and approved S. 714, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act. S. 714, introduced by Senator Jim Webb (D-Va.), would create a blue-ribbon, bipartisan panel to review the criminal justice system from top to bottom. The bill is important because any examination of the criminal justice system will inevitably lead to a review of sentencing policies and mandatory minimums. That’s why FAMM is working so hard on this bill!
Now the bill must be approved by the entire Senate. We don’t know when that will happen, but it will undoubtedly require more phone calls and letters from you, and Capitol Hill visits from us.
Thanks for helping us get the bill this far. We still have a way to go, but the journey is off to a very good start.
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