WASHINGTON — With the U.S. facing massive overcrowding in its prisons, Attorney General Eric Holder called Monday for major changes to the nation’s criminal justice system that would scale back the use of harsh sentences for certain drug-related crimes. I...
Holder Proposes Changes in Criminal Justice System
By PETE YOST
Associated Press, Charlotte Sun
Mon, 08/12/2013 - 2:30pm
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