It’s time for a change.
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Attorney General Eric Holder took a stand against federal and state mandatory prison terms in a speech to Rev. Al Sharpton‘s National Action Network in New York yesterday.
Holder said:
“Too many people go to too many prisons for far too long for no good law enforcement reason.”
Holder challenged the construct of the United States criminal justice system stating that mandatory sentencing is “irrespective of the unique facts of an individual case and are ultimately counterproductive.”
The attorney general then talked about those affected by the inconsiderate mandatory sentencing. Holder claims there are more blacks than whites affected by the system and blacks received 20 percent longer sentencing for the same crimes.
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Branching off of the sentencing issue, Holder took this opportunity to speak to the Supreme Court about the debate on Section 5.
Holder said:
“As we await the court’s decision, I want to assure you that no matter the outcome the Department of Justice will remain committed to the aggressive and appropriate enforcement of all voting and civil rights protections, including every part of the Voting Rights Act.
Recent proposed changes in how electoral votes are apportioned in specific states are blatantly partisan, unfair, divisive, and not worthy of our nation.”
What are your thoughts on these issues?
SOURCE: Politico
