Charlie Savage is concise:
WASHINGTON — In a major shift in criminal justice policy, the Obama administration will move on Monday to ease overcrowding in federal prisons by ordering prosecutors to omit listing quantities of illegal substances in indictments for low-level drug cases, sidestepping federal laws that impose strict mandatory minimum sentences for drug-related offenses.
That’s really all you need to know. The Department of Justice is going to intentionally seek lighter sentences for minor drug offenses than those envisioned by federal law.
You can start clapping now.
