A sweeping criminal justice proposal moving through Virginia’s Democratic-led legislature is sparking sharp debate over whether the state should loosen long-standing sentencing requirements for violent offenders.
According to the New York Post, just days after Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger was sworn into office, lawmakers from her party rolled out a wave of legislative amendments aimed at dismantling mandatory minimum prison sentences for a wide range of crimes.
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