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Jim Sensenbrenner: Mandatory minimums have been proven to be a waste of the taxpayers' money, and violate common sense, when compared to…

On the recordMarch 6, 2012
Mandatory minimums have been proven to be a waste of the taxpayers' money, and violate common sense, when compared to traditional sentencing.
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Jim Sensenbrenner
Republican · Wisconsin

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Critique of mandatory minimum sentencing laws and their inefficiency.

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