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NJ allows non-violent drug offenders to apply for new sentences
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While the governor and state legislators battle over a provision that would abolish mandatory minimum sentences for public corruption, the state Attorney General s Office effectively abolished mandatory minimums for six non-violent drug offenses on Wednesday.
The office debuted an online application where inmates serving mandatory minimum sentences for a handful of crimes can request a court review and new sentence, according to a statement from Attorney General Gurbir Grewal.
The directive effectively takes mandatory minimum sentences off the table, the statement said.
Applications are open to anyone serving a minimum sentence for the following violations:
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