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The safety valve statute, 18 U.S.C. 3553(f) is one exception. It directs sentencing judges to disregard the mandatory minimum sentence for a defendant convicted of a drug offense, so long as the person meets the safety valve eligibility criteria, which is set in law by Congress.
Mandatory minimum sentences are set by state legislatures and Congress, not judges. They require automatic, minimum prison terms for certain crimes, and too often, the mandatory minimum sentence is unjust, irrational, or counterproductive. Mandatory minimums do not deter crime and make the public safer.
Mandatory minimum sentencing laws are set by Congress and state lawmakers. These laws require judges to impose automatic, minimum prison terms for certain offenses. As such, they remove a judges ability to consider the individual person being sentenced, the specifics of the situation, or mitigating factors.
You will be required to serve at least the minimum sentence before you can be released. The minimum mandatory prison sentence for any of the above crimes is 10 years in prison. The prison sentence minimum will be enhanced to a mandatory 20 years if death or serious bodily injury occurred because of the crime.
Certain violent crimes and drug-related crimes carry mandatory minimums sentences that must be imposed by law and cant be reduced or eliminated. Mandatory minimum sentences are set by Congress, not federal judges, and require an automatic minimum prison term for certain crimes.
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However, despite the name, in some cases, mandatory minimum sentences can be avoided or reduced in two ways: by providing substantial assistance to police and prosecutors or through whats called the safety valve exception.

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