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Reform federal mandatory minimum sentencing laws

Petition published by RAQUEL COOPER on Aug 03, 2004
Target: Senator Richard Durbin - Members of Congress

Petition Background (Preamble):

We, are citizens of the state of Illnois, representing families of men and women incarcerated under harsh federal sentencing guidelines. We thank you for your co-sponsorship of Bill Number S.1086 Judges Act.

We now petition you to also support Bill # HR 1453 Sonsored by Charles Rangel (D-NY 15th).

We further petition you to consider the devastating affects on families and children of the current mandatory sentencing laws. We petition you to further sponsor legislation to repeal and reform these unjust sentences.

Petition:

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, PETITION THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO REPEAL AND REFORM FEDERAL MANDATORY SENTENCING LAWS, TO ALLOW DISCRETION FOR FEDERAL JUDGES, FAIR AND EQUITABLE SENTENCING.

The Reform federal mandatory minimum sentencing laws petition to Senator Richard Durbin - Members of Congress was written by RAQUEL COOPER and is in the category Government at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: , , ,

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