Change sentencing rules and restore voting rights to some felons

Paul supported restoring voting rights to some people convicted of nonviolent felonies and reclassifying some drug offenses as misdemeanors. He also supported equalizing penalties for crack and powder cocaine offenses and giving judges more room to impose sentences below mandatory minimums.

Context: The passage does not specify which convictions would qualify for voting-rights restoration or reclassification.

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restore voting rights to some non-violent felons

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