That amendment, which also failed, focused on increasing funding for gun prosecutions and resources for the mentally ill.
What the 16 outlier counties have in common, the study found, is overzealous prosecution, inadequate defense resources and a pattern of racial bias and exclusion.
What the 16 outlier counties have in common, the study found, is overzealous prosecution, inadequate defense resources and a pattern of racial bias and exclusion.
You might well ask why we don't prosecute more landlords who break the law, but prosecutions consume considerable resources that just don't exist.
But the police have been given no budget to investigate them and the Crown Prosecution Service has no resources with which to pursue them.
Feather disputed any potential hobbling of the prosecution, noting the "vast resources" at their disposal, in contrast to him and his indigent co-defendants.
Mr. Breuer and other witnesses testified that the sentencing disparities eroded trust in the justice system, overstressed the prison system, and diverted federal law enforcement resources from prosecutions of organized crime and other priorities.
"Rest assured," the congressmen write in the letter, "the purpose of our amendment was to prevent the Department from wasting its limited law enforcement resources on prosecutions and asset forfeiture actions against medical marijuana patients and providers, including businesses that operate legally under state law".
Announcing the proposals in February, Lord Justice Treacy, the chairman of the Sentencing Council, said: "We want those who have committed crimes to admit their guilt as early as possible … It also means that the police and Crown Prosecution Service can use their resources more efficiently to investigate and prosecute other cases".
He has complained about the vast resources of the prosecution.
