As part of his stern stance on illegal immigration, Donald Trump plans to have his administration impose mandatory minimum sentences on people convicted of illegally re-entering the country. Trump has ...

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 ...

Check out the 10 most outrageous mandatory minimum sentences, highlighting the complexities of the justice system.

A federal trial judge rightly declined to impose an enhanced mandatory minimum sentence following drug-related convictions, a ...

The increasing cost of maintaining the country's prisons continues to divert needed resources from law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and drug prevention and intervention programs. Mandatory ...

Senate Bill 14 seeks to create mandatory minimum sentences for people convicted on fentanyl charges. (Photo by Bill Oxford/Getty Images) A pair of Republican-backed bills seek to create mandatory ...

A new bill proposed by Democrats in the Virginia state legislature is raising concerns regarding the removal of minimum prison sentences for various violent felony crimes. Within days of Democratic ...