Extensive evidence shows the government’s plan to legislate mandatory minimum sentences for hate crimes, including ...

Mandatory minimum sentencing is criticized for its ineffectiveness in reducing crime and undermining judicial independence. It limits judicial discretion, leading to potentially unjust outcomes ...

New Hampshire lawmakers are moving to toughen the state's fentanyl laws with proposals that would set mandatory minimum ...

The Albanese government faced internal division following its dramatic shift in policy to introduce mandatory minimum sentences and antisemitic crimes.

Australia has introduced strict laws to combat hate crimes, introducing mandatory minimum sentences for a range of terrorism ...

West Virginia Senator Jim Justice announced on Friday that he is a co-sponsor of Senator John Kennedy’s Fairness in Fentanyl ...

Weeks after Opposition Leader Peter Dutton announced his support for mandatory minimum jail terms for antisemitic offences, the government has legislated such laws. Minister for Home Affairs Tony ...

Displaying hate symbols, funding terrorism and terror crimes will now carry mandatory minimum sentences federally after the laws successfully passed parliament on Thursday.

Federal Labor has agreed to Coalition demands on mandatory minimum jail sentences, paving the way to pass the government's ...

A pair of Republican-backed bills seek to create mandatory minimum sentences for black-market fentanyl dealers in New Hampshire.