Jack Cinquegrana on Mandatory Minimum Sentencing

Jack Cinquegrana wrote “A Smart Alternative to Mandatory Sentencing” in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, where he explains why mandatory minimum sentencing for drug offenses continues to be a costly mistake.  He discusses the insufficient evidence supporting a link between longer sentencing and less crime, the extra societal costs that ultimately fall on taxpayers and the lack of discretion judges have to impose individualized sentencing.