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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@92PZ3CR3yrs3Y
No, and Decriminalize all drugs
@92XJ8VH3yrs3Y
I dont even know what this one is asking
@8ZY2RKD3yrs3Y
No only if they get caught with certain dangerous drugs
@93ZVQ533yrs3Y
No, not for mere possession.
@8CBJLJ25yrs5Y
It depends on the drug and if anyone was harmed.
@8LCVKCD4yrs4Y
No, and make all drugs legal for consenting adults
@8HDMV9J4yrs4Y
No, sentences should be based on the magnitude of the crime
@8HQ5J6J4yrs4Y
Yes, On condition the go to rehab afterward
@8GMNHZX4yrs4Y
It depends on how much that they are caught with
@6HDD83R4yrs4Y
Only if the drugs have links or connections to criminal or terrorist organizations, the person in question is a member or associate member of a criminal or terrorist organization and/or the drugs come from the 27 prohibited countries
@8RSTXFT4yrs4Y
No, mandatory minimus sentencing does more harm than good, and most drugs should be decriminalized anyways
@8RXL9RV4yrs4Y
Depends on what kind of drug was possessed.
@8R7JPB54yrs4Y
No, and we need to start the process of decriminalizing drugs and focusing on rehabilitation programs.
@IINXMP4yrs4Y
No, and drug possession shouldn't be a felony.
@IINXMP4yrs4Y
Yes, but drug users should be taken to rehabilitation facilities and non-profit organizations instead.
@IINXMP4yrs4Y
Yes, and drug possession shouldn't be illegal.
@IINXMP4yrs4Y
No, and drug possession shouldn't be illegal.
@6K9C33W4yrs4Y
No, they should have a sentence of going to a rehab center and help them clean up their lifestyle.
@7TJ5XQF4yrs4Y
no, they should go to rehabilitation instead.
@8C7KPKS5yrs5Y
Not for maurana its a drug"but it helps with bipolar
@8CNT65N5yrs5Y
Depends on the drug and what the person was doing with it.
@8HV5NB44yrs4Y
Depends on what drugs they are charged for and how much they have on them.
@8KH79S24yrs4Y
No unless violence or crime is committed.
@LangworthyUS9th4yrs4Y
No we have to stop incarcerating people for drug possession. We should order them to treatment. We don't jail people for alcohol problems. Just because the substance someone has a problem with is a banned substance that isnt right to send them to jail. We must do all we can to stop drugs from coming into our country. We must prosecute drug traffickers as well.
@8KR59WM4yrs4Y
it depends on the drugs caught with us
@8L3W9MQ4yrs4Y
I believe in the old says an eye for an eye and a leg for a leg. which means you murder someone you die.
@8LHHLQR4yrs4Y
Yes, but only for dealers and users who don’t cooperate with a rehab program
@8MNN2ZZ4yrs4Y
Yes, but there has to be proof they bought it, it doesn’t matter if they used it.
@8N7TDV24yrs4Y
Yes, unless they have changed before their sentence is over.
@8PCGB5V4yrs4Y
for users but if they do something dangerous while on them they should have a longer sentence and if they harmed others during this action
@8S6JHGR4yrs4Y
yes, but only after a drug rehab program
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