Biden Poised to Break a Promise on Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
An officer with U.S. Customs and Border Protection works with a dog to check parcels for fentanyl. Efforts to reduce the illicit supply of fentanyl and similar substances has failed to prevent a surge in overdose deaths.
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More than a hundred racial justice and public health groups are urging Congress and President Joe Biden to abandon a Trump administration policy that enhanced criminal penalties for people involved with drugs containing forms of fentanyl, the opioid that has received sensational media coverage for its role in the overdose crisis.