What You Need to Know – 6,000 Prisoners Just Released
On November 1st, an estimated 6,000 drug offenders were released from federal prisons in what is considered the largest one-time early release in this nation’s history. In April 2014, the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) approved a change to the federal sentencing guidelines, often referred to as “Drugs Minus Two,” which reduced sentences for non-violent…