Compromise Bill Removes Some Drug Minimum Sentences; No Romeo-and-Juliet

By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON — A handful of mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses would be repealed and the state's approach to juvenile offenders overhauled in a sweeping criminal justice bill released Friday by Massachusetts House and Senate lawmakers.

By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON — A handful of mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses would be repealed and the state's approach to juvenile offenders overhauled in a sweeping criminal justice bill released Friday by Massachusetts House and Senate lawmakers.…