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Jul122004
Advocates say mandatory prison terms are unfair and create crime
Monday, July 12, 2004 at 08:55AM
Long jail sentences under fire:
Advocates say mandatory prison terms are unfair and create crime
Acting on a tip from an informant, undercover officers four years ago stopped a young man driving across town to sell drugs. They stopped him within 1,000 feet of a school. Although he had no prior record, he received a mandatory state prison sentence because of the proximity of the school. [more]
Advocates say mandatory prison terms are unfair and create crime
Acting on a tip from an informant, undercover officers four years ago stopped a young man driving across town to sell drugs. They stopped him within 1,000 feet of a school. Although he had no prior record, he received a mandatory state prison sentence because of the proximity of the school. [more]