Public safetyFinding
Massachusetts should require jail time for anyone convicted of assaulting a police officer.
Under current Massachusetts law, judges can choose sentences other than jail for most assaults on police officers. This would set a mandatory minimum jail sentence for that crime.
Michael Minogue
Create mandatory jail time for any convictions of violence against law enforcement agents.
Supporting mandatory jail time for convictions involving violence against law enforcement officers
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