03/16/2009
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"I want to make the point that ever since I have been in law enforcement, starting out in 1975, people have had all kinds of plans to fix the recidivist rate."
"I believe that a guideline system is better than one based on mandatory minimums and one that is purely discretion-based."
"It seems to me that a low level offender can be given a second chance and it ought to be done in a way that has good supervision, as drug court does."
"I do believe, do you not, that the ultimate authority of a judge to adjudicate a person guilty and sentence them to custody provides a kind of opportunity or the environment to get the attention of th..."