On the recordDecember 11, 2012
I think if anyone looks at today's New York Times, you see a 27-year-old woman for a rather minor crime, because of the laws, is given a life sentence. Oh, come on. What are we doing?
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Leahy criticizes harsh sentencing laws leading to disproportionate life sentences.
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