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On the recordJune 27, 2017
In 2013, former Attorney General Holder issued a memo to Federal prosecutors urging them to ensure that our most severe mandatory minimum penalties are reserved for serious high-level of violent drug traffickers.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the Holder Memo's impact on prosecutorial discretion in drug cases.

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