Raul Introduces Sentencing Bill

Rep. Raúl Labrador, R-Idaho, and Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, D-Va., introduced the Smarter Sentencing Act today to bring common sense and flexibility to federal criminal sentencing laws. The bill would allow courts to make individualized assessments in nonviolent drug cases, ensuring that limited resources are focused on the most serious offenders, while maintaining public safety. A companion bill has been introduced in the United States Senate by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL). “As I’ve said before, we must be both strict and smart when it comes to federal criminal sentencing,” said Rep. Labrador. “The ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach Congress put on the books has tied the hands of judges without improving public safety. Nearly half of the inmates filling our federal prisons are incarcerated for drug offenses. Many of them do not need overly harsh penalties. And yet judges are forced to impose these penalties, even if they don’t want to”/spokesman Dan Popkey , Congressman Labrador’s office. More here.

Question: I agree with Congressman Labrador on this one. Thoughts?