Welcome to our first episode (two-part) titled "Mandatory Minimum Sentencing." In this episode, we define what "Mandatory Minimum Sentencing" is within the judiciary proceeding of a criminal trial, and we describe its purpose within the context of the criminal justice system. We also discuss the most controversial "Mandatory Minimum Sentence": Life Without the Possibility of Parole (LWOP), also known as "Death-By-Incarceration." We conclude this episode by using Jamie Meade's LWOP sentence as an example of why discretionary sentencing based on the offender's culpability should be returned to the sentencing judge who sat through the trial.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCES
Jamie Meade's Trial Judge Sharon Tevis Finch's letter to the Michigan Parole Board admitting if she was not bound by "Mandatory Minimum Sentencing," she would not have sentenced him to LWOP. https://freejamiemeade.com/media
www.sentencingproject.org
