A man who was serving a mandatory five-year prison term for shoplifting from a Kahului store had his sentence vacated by the state Supreme Court, which found the sentence violated his right to have a ...

More than 75 percent of Americans now support getting rid of mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent offenders, a new Reason-Rupe poll finds. Eliminating mandatory minimum sentences would give ...

In a letter to lawmakers, the New Jersey Criminal Sentencing and Disposition Commission recommended four basic sentencing reforms, including an end to mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug ...

Efforts to end minimum mandatory sentences for non-violent drug offenders in New Jersey are again being put on the table, three years after a similar proposal was conditionally vetoed by Gov. Phil ...

AMONG LAWMAKERS ABOUT THE BEST APPROACH TO THE OPIOID CRISIS. ON A PARTY LINE VOTE, NEW HAMPSHIRE SENATE REPUBLICANS PASSED A BILL TO CREATE A MANDATORY MINIMUM FIVE YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR ANYONE ...

We're continuing our conversation about criminal justice reform this week, specifically the effect of mandatory minimum sentencing. Critics say these minimums disproportionately affect minorities and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Donna Adelson, the matriarch of the South Florida family behind the 2014 murder-for-hire of Dan Markel, is scheduled to be ...

A federal law imposes a mandatory 15-year sentence for possessing a gun after committing three serious drug offenses. But which offenses count? By Adam Liptak Reporting from Washington The Supreme ...

Bill would raise mandatory minimum from 3 years to 20 years for repeat felony offenders ...

A good deal of fanfare accompanied Gov. Katie Hobbs’ signing of a law on Wednesday that increases prison time for fentanyl dealers. Law enforcement officials who flanked the governor hailed the law as ...