Durbin, Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Bill
September 26, 2019
September 26, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the lead sponsors of the landmark First Step Act, today introduced the bipartisan Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2019, which would end the unjust practice of judges increasing sentences based on conduct for which a defendant has been acquitted by a jury.
"Under our Constitution, defendants can . . .
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the lead sponsors of the landmark First Step Act, today introduced the bipartisan Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2019, which would end the unjust practice of judges increasing sentences based on conduct for which a defendant has been acquitted by a jury.
"Under our Constitution, defendants can . . .