Legislation calling for sweeping changes to the criminal justice system – including eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for many drug offenses – will go before the Senate next week.The 114-page criminal justice reform bill – which state Sen. Jamie Eldridge called once in a generation legislation – passed the Ways and Means Committee Thursday afternoon. Fifteen legislators in the 18-member committee voted in favor of the bill. Republican Sens. Viriato [...]
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