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Eric Holder: This is why I have today mandated a modification of the Justice Department's charging policies so that certain…

On the recordAugust 11, 2013
This is why I have today mandated a modification of the Justice Department's charging policies so that certain low-level, nonviolent drug offenders who have no ties to large-scale organizations, gangs or cartels will no longer be charged with offenses that impose draconian mandatory minimum sentences.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Eric Holder discusses changes to the Justice Department's policies regarding low-level drug offenders to address racial disparities and prison overcrowding.

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