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Aided by mandatory sentences,increased penalties, and the egregious three-strike law, present in some states, our criminal justice system has been reduced to a system that unfairly punishes people of color, encumbers taxpayers, and diminishes our reputation on a global scale.
In order to end Mass Incarceration, the United States must collectively shorten the minimum sentences for petty drug offenses, combat the unfair penalization of minorities, and reduce the privatization of prisons. |