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Criminal

Aug. 14, 2013

Holder's reforms draw praise, calls for more specificity

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced broad measures to overhaul the criminal justice system, characterizing the push to curb sentences for low-level offenders as a question of justice and racial equality.


By Emily Green and Hamed Aleaziz


Daily Journal Staff Writers


SAN FRANCISCO U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced broad measures to overhaul the criminal justice system, characterizing the push to curb harsh sentences for low-level offenders as a question of justice and racial equality.


"It's a matter of public safety and public good," Holder said Monday in a speech at the American Bar Association's annual meeting in ...

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