More Than a Third of the 6,000 Prisoners Whose Sentences Were Shortened Are Already Out
More Than a Third of the 6,000 Prisoners Whose Sentences Were Shortened Are Already Out, Says the Justice Department By Jesse Singal Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images On Tuesday, the New York Times, Washington Post, and other outlets reported that 6,000 federal drug offenders would be released early — “starting at the end of this month,” as the Times put it — specifically, October 30 to November 2. The prisoners’ terms are being retroactively shortened as a result of softened sentencing guidelines for drug dealers. What was lost in much of the first wave of reporting about the plan, though, is that...
More Than a Third of the 6,000 Prisoners Whose Sentences Were Shortened Are Already Out, Says the Justice Department By Jesse Singal Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images On Tuesday, the New York Times, Washington Post, and other outlets reported that 6,000...
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