Mandatory minimum sentences are automatic, minimum prison terms set by Congress. Judges in the U.S. are required to base their sentences on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, mandatory minimum sentencing laws, or both. In 1986 the U.S. Congress passed the Anti-Drug Abuse Act which enacted new mandatory minimum sentences for drugs. People caught with 5 grams of crack cocaine were given jail sentences of 5 years without parole (the same sentence as people caught with 500 grams). The legislation was in response to the moral panic involving the crack cocaine epidemic of the 1980’s. In 201…
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@3GZTJR25yrs5Y
No, I don’t support minimum sentences in general and all drugs should be legalized as well as all previous drug offenders should be released and their records cleared
@86LT58K4yrs4Y
No, certain offenders would be better suited for rehabilitation.
@86LT58K4yrs4Y
No, most offenders would be better suited for rehabilitation.
@8CTXSSQ5yrs5Y
yes but only for drug dealers, the users should be sent to rehab.
@8DK8LGV5yrs5Y
minor crimes should be treated according to the law, but i would not waste too many resources on putting people in possession of minor drugs away for years on end.
@8JH4WM94yrs4Y
only if doctors can go to jail too for selling drugs
@8LG9WPJ4yrs4Y
Depends on the drug and circumstances. Known drug dealers should have much greater penalties.
@8LBRM8F4yrs4Y
Drug dealers should receive minimum prison sentences and users should be placed in rehab.
@8TKFNNS4yrs4Y
depending on how severe the crime is
@8TKFNNS4yrs4Y
No But However it depending on how severe the crime is
@8XD6BY63yrs3Y
Decriminalize the use of every drug.
@8XD6BY63yrs3Y
Yes, and decriminalize the use of every drug.
@92BKNSF3yrs3Y
If it's actual drugs, like methenamine, crack/cocaine, fentanyl, and unprescribed strong opioids then no they should be punished a little more, that's just my opinion I wouldn't want users to be on the street doing drugs that kills people and is highly addictive.
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