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Mary Gay Scanlon: It is that trial penalty, the mandatory minimums, and the discretion in sentencing taken away from judges and given to…

On the recordJune 16, 2021
It is that trial penalty, the mandatory minimums, and the discretion in sentencing taken away from judges and given to prosecutors that really informs our outcomes.
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Mary Gay Scanlon
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Scanlon emphasizes how sentencing policies affect judicial outcomes.

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