On April 7, 2011, Reilly attracted controversy for comments he made about mandatory minimum sentencing for sexual assault, while being interviewed by radio host Dave Rutherford.

Would support mandatory minimum sentencing for crimes involving illegal firearms.

-Mandatory minimum sentencing is fundamentally unfair.

DPA is also working to eliminate mandatory minimum sentencing and racially biased crack/cocaine sentencing schemes at the state and federal levels.

Others - with minimum sentencing of a fine or less than a year in prison - are not sufficiently stringent.

One way of overcoming this has been to introduce minimum sentencing for convictions for rape, unless there are extenuating circumstances.

As such Sandhu spoke out against the costs of the Conservative government's crime bills which involved minimum sentencing, internet surveillance, and opening large new penal facilities.

Starting in the 1980's, stricter laws and mandatory minimum sentencing put more and more drug offenders behind bars.

Clark has been a critic of the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities, and an advocate of minimum sentencing.

Another explanation is that, during this period, prison sentences increased and minimum sentencing gave lesser crimes longer jail terms.