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 ...

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 ...

Federal mandatory minimum sentencing laws enacted in the 1980s and '90s make it so judges and juries have to hand down tough sentences for some relatively minor infractions. … Because the Obama ...

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

Republicans on a House panel advanced a bill Thursday that would mandate a 20-year prison sentence for people convicted of multiple specific crimes. Iowa’s current habitual offender law has stackable ...

A slate of bills introduced to the Oregon Senate on Monday could limit the scope of harsh state sentencing laws, and lessen their impact on minors. Many of Oregon’s mandatory minimum sentencing laws ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A closeup of a small drug baggie in a person's hand Senate Bill 14 seeks to create mandatory minimum sentences for people ...