NACDL - Mandatory Minimums

Mandatory Minimums

NACDL supports legislation to reduce the number of mandatory minimum laws and restore judicial discretion in sentencing.

On October 5th, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 73, a bill to repeal mandatory minimum sentences for certain drug offenses and grant judges added discretion through a “safety-valve” provision for others.

Letters & Testimony

Coalition Letter to CA Assembly Appropriations on More Discretion in Drug Sentencing (August 2021)

Coalition letter to the California Assembly Appropriations Committee regarding a proposal to repeal mandatory minimums and allow for more judicial discretion in sentencing for certain drug offenses, as outlined in SB 73 (2020).

Media

First Steps for State Sentencing Reform

First Steps for State Sentencing Reform
19th Annual State Criminal Justice Network Conference
August 17-19, 2020 | Held Virtually

Moderator: Angelyn Frazer-Giles, Executive Director, National Network for Justice

Panelists:
Lauren Krisai, Senior Policy Analyst, Justice Action Network
Greg Newburn, Florida Director, FAMM
David A. Singleton, Executive Director, Ohio Justice & Policy Center

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