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In reply to the discussion: The Clinton legacy: How “tough-on-crime” politics built the world’s largest prison system [View all]bravenak
(34,648 posts)There were manditory minimums for various offenses. It was used against drug offenders to the extent that now we have 25% of the worlds prisoners. Three strikes becames used for things such as stealing a slice of pizza. Whatever he intended, it is what it is. This is where that brought us. Would you like some links to reports of the effects of the clinton crime bill other than the one in the op? I can find them for you.
I would not vote for those policies today. We need to rehabilitate our offenders, not warehouse them for profit. With the money we spend on prisons and paying fees for empty cells, we could put many offenders through trade school and have them pay taxes instead of getting back out, uneducated and better at crime. They need to be integrated into society.