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MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES CONTINUE TO BE STRUCK DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTRY – because they are rigid, unyielding and fail to take into account the particular circumstances of each case. The concept itself is “cruel and unusual”.

Posted bywpengine 10 February 2018

Dylan Scofield has an IQ of 59. He has pleaded guilty to sexual interference involving two 15-year-old girls.

Source: Mandatory prison for mentally disabled sex offender ‘cruel and unusual,’ B.C. judge says – British Columbia – CBC News

Posted bywpengine10 February 2018Posted inUncategorized

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