Mandatory minimums for all crimes should be abolished.

Minnesota court records show only misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors on Philando Castile’s record.

But they were minor crimes, nonviolent crimes, the majority of them.

But they were minor crimes, nonviolent crimes, the majority of them.

Not only serious crimes, but also minor offences were severely punished.

The other six suspects are suspected of more minor offenses.

Yes they’re crimes, but they’re minor crimes.

The prisoners were held mostly for minor offenses.

But they were primarily places of detention for minor offenders.

Many of them are still being imprisoned for minor offences.

Many Indigenous peoples are imprisoned for minor offences.

Thefts and other petty crimes have decreased significantly.

Haitians in the US being deported for minor offenses

Other efforts to reduce crime, like mandatory minimum sentences, do not work.

15 people convicted of minor offences are taken in every year