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Elliot Comments on Lenient Sentences for Repeat Offenders

December 6th, 2021 by WCBC Radio

According to law enforcement statistics- a growing number of crimes being committed in Maryland are done by repeat offenders. While most of the attention on the subject centers on Baltimore- the problem is being felt in Allegany County as well. States Attorney James Elliot says the light sentences being handed out by judges- particularly with drug trafficking crimes- do not serve as an adequate deterrent…