Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday announced a new tough-on-crime policy that requires federal prosecutors to impose the highest charges and seek the longest sentences in criminal cases.
“Drug dealers are going to prison,” Sessions declared after getting an award from the NYPD’s sergeants’ union.
“If you are a drug trafficker, we will not look the other way, we will not be willfully blind to your misconduct.”
Sessions told the nation’s US attorneys in a memo to pursue the most serious charges possible against most suspects.
That would send more people to prison and for much longer terms by triggering mandatory minimum sentences. Read More…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday announced a new tough-on-crime policy that requires federal prosecutors to impose the highest charges and seek the longest sentences in criminal cases.
“Drug dealers are going to prison,” Sessions declared after getting an award from the NYPD’s sergeants’ union.
“If you are a drug trafficker, we will not look the other way, we will not be willfully blind to your misconduct.”
Sessions told the nation’s US attorneys in a memo to pursue the most serious charges possible against most suspects.
That would send more people to prison and for much longer terms by triggering mandatory minimum sentences. Read More…
