AdvertisementBy Daily PressFeb 22, 2021 at 7:41 amVirginia lawmakers are considering scrapping the “mandatory minimum” punishments that have played a prominent role in criminal sentencing for decades.Under state law now, judges are required to impose at least a certain amount of active jail or prison time on a host of crimes — from guns to drugs, from certain DUIs to second and third protective order violations, from raping a child to assaulting a cop.AdvertisementIn other words, judges can’t suspend sentences beyond that point.Supporters of the current system contend the mandates are a...…AdvertisementBy Daily PressFeb 22, 2021 at 7:41 amVirginia lawmakers are considering scrapping the “mandatory minimum” punishments that have played a prominent role in criminal sentencing for decades.Under state law now, judges are required to impose at least a certain amount of active jail or prison time on a host of crimes — from guns to drugs, from certain DUIs to second and third protective order violations, from raping a child to assaulting a cop.AdvertisementIn other words, judges can’t suspend sentences beyond that point.Supporters of the current system contend the mandates are a...WW…