Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences

Bobby Scott says he remains committed to comprehensive sentencing reform and eliminating mandatory minimum sentences. His SAFE Justice Act proposal would also have expanded drug courts and other diversion programs; some provisions were later included in the First STEP Act, which became law in 2018.

Context: The SAFE Justice Act was introduced in 2015; the source identifies some of its provisions as later included in the First STEP Act.

In their own words

Bobby remains committed to comprehensive sentencing reform, a total elimination of mandatory minimums

The source

Criminal Justice Reform — Bobby Scott for Congress

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Retrieved: 11/12/2026