WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Mike Lee issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) today introduced two pieces of bipartisan legislation with Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) to protect Americans' constitutional right against unjust imprisonment and cut government waste to help law enforcement focus resources on the most dangerous criminals. Details on the Smarter Sentencing Act (https://www.lee.senate.gov/services/files/DBC43066-8318-407E-BB91-7EEDEA316AF5) and the Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act (https://www.lee.senate.gov/services/files/A0810D2C-6F94-4E9B-8CE9-CD8E1FCB1A0E) are outlined below.
"These bills protect the Fifth Amendment right of all Americans against unjust imprisonment and keep tax dollars wh...