Progress made in talks on sentencing bill

4 February 2012, 8:06 pm

House lawmakers would consider scaling back mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenders in Massachusetts, a key legislator said Friday, opening the door to a potential compromise on a stalled sentencing bill that also eliminates parole for some of the state's most violent repeat offenders.... Read More »

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