U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (pictured), is backing a bill to give federal judges more discretion over sentencing for some drug crimes.
Holder says the bipartisan Smarter Sentencing Act would also let some people sentenced under outdated laws petition to reduce their sentences. The attorney general's comments are in a video being posted on the Justice Department's website.
Holder began calling last summer for major changes to the criminal justice system. He wants to scale back
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