Bob Massie in Twitter.com election tweets

On Drugs: End mandatory minimums for low level drug offenses

Particularly happy to see an end to mandatory minimums for low level drug offenses and stricter requirements for race and ethnic data collection of those arrested. Now let's hope that @CharlieBakerMA doesn't block common sense reform and keep laws that harm our communities. We need more action like this if we want to see a fairer justice system.

Ending Mandatory Minimums: Eliminates statutory sentences for many low-level, non-violent drug offenses.
Expungement: Courts will now be able to expunge juvenile and young adult (18-21) records, and cases where an offense is no longer a crime.
Diversion: to address the opioid epidemic, district attorneys must create pre-arraignment diversion programs for individuals with addiction or mental health issues [currently only available to defendants aged 22 and under).

Source: Twitter.com posting on 2018 Massachusetts governor race Dec 15, 2017

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