Typical mandatory sentence for 1st-time drug offense in US is 5 or 10 years, compared to other developed countries where it's 6 months

May 26, 2013 路 6:05 AM UTC

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@marwilliamson @denisev8 that's why the U.S. has highest rate of incarceration on planet.
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@marwilliamson fix the person and their would be no need for a system.
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@marwilliamson the U.S. should be embarrassed as to the areas in which they rank #1
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