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Justice Roundtable's Letter to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Justice Roundtable
January 13, 2006
Download this file   Lettter to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (PDF, 19KB)

On December 20th 2005, the Justice Roundtable, a broad based, informal coalition, issued a letter to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The letter requests a hearing to examine the issue of the discriminatory impact of mandatory minimum sentencing in the federal criminal system.

Click on link above to read the full letter.

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Seeking a comprehensive re-examination of the sentencing policies to transform the current punitive model to one that is rehabilitative, just, and sound