Monae Davis walked out of prison on March 7, thanks to a new law that eased some...
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Monae Davis walked out of prison on March 7, thanks to a new law that eased some of the harshest aspects of the United States’ war on drugs.As Davis, 44, looks for work and re-connects with his family, U.S. prosecutors are working to undo a federal judge’s decision that shaved six years off his 20-year prison sentence under the First Step Act, a sweeping criminal-justice reform signed into law by President Donald Trump last December.
Davis, for example, reached a deal in 2009 with U.S. attorneys in western New York to plead guilty to selling 50 grams or more of crack, resulting in his 20-year sentence. Under First Step guidelines, that carries a minimum sentence of five years, less than half the time he has already served. The law allows inmates who are serving time for selling crack cocaine to ask a judge to reduce their prison sentences. It’s a belated recognition, supporters say, that tough-on-crime policies that required lengthy prison terms for crack dealers were too punitive and fell most heavily on African-Americans.
Regional prosecutors’ offices, though they often enjoy great autonomy, have made it clear that they are operating on instructions from Washington. Prosecutors have appealed at least three of those decisions and indicated they intend to appeal 12 more.First Step Act advocates say the Justice Department is undercutting the intent of the law.
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