GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A set of bills advanced this week in the state House would set harsher penalties for drug dealers who peddle fentanyl, carfentanil, heroin and their derivatives. “These ...

The criminal justice advocacy group Ex-Incarcerated People Organizing (EXPO) and the president of the Wisconsin Justice Initiative oppose the mandatory minimums, arguing that there is a lack of ...

A months-long push to stiffen penalties for fentanyl crimes in New Hampshire appears back on track. That’s after a second round of House and Senate negotiations on Wednesday yielded a deal to ...

Attorney General Merrick Garland told prosecutors in December to promote the equal treatment of crack and powder cocaine offenses and limit the use of mandatory minimum sentences. These steps are in ...

The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted, 214-167, June 5 to pass Senate Bill 14, which creates mandatory minimums for fentanyl possession and reduces the penalty for people caught with ...

President Joe Biden's administration took some steps to discourage mandatory minimum sentences. But in other cases, Biden opposed efforts to reduce them, and he did not support or introduce ...

Beginning in October, repeat sexual offenders in Florida will serve a minimum of a decade in jail for their crimes. A new Florida law establishing a minimum sentence for people repeatedly convicted of ...