Mandatory federal minimums do not cut sentencing gaps
The U S Sentencing Commission warned that mandatory terms for drug and weapon offenses often deepen racial disparities and punish street insiders more harshly than leaders. The report urges Congress to refine guidelines rather than add new minimums, noting uneven circuit results and selective use by prosecutors.
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U.S. Sentencing Commission
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William W. Wilkins Jr
Congress
Sentencing Commission
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10Th Circuit
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Oklahoma
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Wyoming
Paul Kamenar
Washington Legal Foundation
Three Story Fall Injures Two At University Library
Two men were critically hurt when scaffolding outside McKeldin Library collapsed while removing paint. Both workers, ages 24 and 34, suffered head and spinal injuries and were hospitalized at Washington Hospital Center and Prince George's General Hospital. Occupational Health and Safety investigates. workers employed by Charles H. Tompkins Co. of Washington.
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University of Maryland
McKeldin
Prince George's
Washington Hospital Center
Prince George's General Hospital Center
Siarnicki
Maryland Occupational Health and Safety Administration
Maryland
Charles H. Tompkins Co
Washington
Woman Injured In Two Vehicle Crash Near Union Bridge
A Union Bridge woman, Anna E. Long, 31, was hurt Thursday afternoon in a two vehicle crash at Ballenger Creek Pike and Elmer Derr Road. She remained in satisfactory and stable condition Friday at the R Adams Cowley Trauma Center in Baltimore. The truck driver, Charles C. Barnhouse, 41, of Point of Rocks, was struck broadside by a southbound car driven by Roger Bell, 46, of Union Bridge. Barnhouse was charged with failure to stop and yield at a stop sign.
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Ballenger Creek Pike
Elmer Derr Road
Anna E. Long
R. Adams Cowley Trauma Center
Baltimore
Maryland
Charles
C. Barnhouse
Point of Rocks
Roger Bell
Barnhouse
Frederick woman burned by flaming oil incident
Frederick woman Amy Turner, 21, suffered first to third degree burns over 30 percent of her body when a skillet flame spilled while she moved it from the kitchen. The fire at 84 Briar Court caused about $1,000 in damage. she was listed in good condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Fire units Juniors Citizens and Uniteds responded.
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Amy Turner
Frederick Memorial Hospital
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Uniteds
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