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Mandatory Sentencing Is Not the Answer

Hamedah Hasan, a 43-year-old mother and grandmother, continues to languish in prison. She is 18 years into a 27-year prison sentence for a first-time nonviolent crack offense. Though the Nebraska judge who heard her case didn't want to give such a h...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by ACLU Updates - October 13, 2011 at 9:03 am

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Mandatory Sentencing Is Not the Answer

Hamedah Hasan, a 43-year-old mother and grandmother, continues to languish in prison. She is 18 years into a 27-year prison sentence for a first-time nonviolent crack offense. Though the Nebraska judge who heard her case didn't want to give such a h...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by ACLU Updates - at 9:03 am

Categories: Hamedah Hasan, retroactivity, U.S. Sentencing Commission   Tags: