Otherwise, they will automatically receive a mandatory minimum of 15 years – even for nonviolent drug offenses. Last year, the Department of Justice found that less than 10 per cent of those who were serving five years or less in prison under the First Step Act re-offended....
But that number increased by six percentage points for those serving 15 years or more. Justice Kagan argued that interpreting “ and ” to mean “ or ” would contradict the government’s reading of the statute and other parts
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