eliminate mandatory minimums for nonviolent drug offenses. Curb prosecutions for low level drug offenses.

eliminate all mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses; curb state & federal prosecutions of low-level drug offenders; and allow courts to place offenders on probation or suspend their sentence.
Harsh, mandatory minimum sentences do not work, especially for drug offenses, They prevent judges from distinguishing between major kingpins and lowly mules, as well as from considering the unique circumstances of each crime and defendant.
With 2.3 million Americans in prison – more than 210,000 in the federal system – it is long past time for Congress to address the real causes of this shameful level of incarceration.
It has been long enough that children have been losing one or both of their parents due to victimless crimes. The time is now for CHANGE!