Former Obama Justice Department official slams Sessions over drug sentencing reversal

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http://l1.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/VAWi.YXhTUPQxsBAtTCUTw--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en/homerun/feed_manager_auto_publish_494/f73a535de05c9d90596446799db84508 (https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-obama-doj-official-slams-sessions-drug-sentencing-reversal-211011094.html)Vanita Gupta, the former head of the U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, called Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ harsh new sentencing policy “incredibly disappointing” in an interview Monday. Last week, Sessions directed all federal prosecutors to pursue “the most serious, readily provable offense,” including those that carry mandatory minimum sentences — effectively reversing course on Obama-era policies aimed at drug sentencing reform. Gupta, who also served as principal deputy assistant attorney general in the Obama administration, said the move was not entirely surprising given Sessions’ record in the Senate of resisting criminal justice reform.



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