We Endorse Bipartisan Federal Legislation to Lessen Mandatory Minimum Sentences

March 26, 2021–Due Process Institute supported today’s introduction of bipartisan legislation that would modernize federal drug sentencing policies by lowering certain mandatory drug sentences. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced The Smarter Sentencing Act, which gives federal judges the authority to conduct individualized reviews to determine the appropriate sentences for certain nonviolent drug offenses.