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Dick Durbin: “I mentioned minimum mandatory sentences, and there is a lot to be said.”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2003
I mentioned minimum mandatory sentences, and there is a lot to be said.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
Source
congress.gov
Jan 29, 2003

Editor's note · Context

Referencing discussions around minimum mandatory sentences in the justice system.

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