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Mandatory Minimum Sentences: Are They Being Imposed and Who Is Receiving Them?

GGD-94-13 Published: Nov 04, 1993. Publicly Released: Nov 04, 1993.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed federal sentencing policies, focusing on: (1) whether mandatory minimum sentences are being imposed as required; (2) the types of offenders receiving mandatory minimum sentences; and (3) the relationship between mandatory minimum sentences and federal sentencing guidelines.

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