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Rwanda, and, well, name any country and the comparison stands because we currently imprison more of our residents than any other nation. since 1990, that number has more than doubled regardless of the rate of crime. and thats largely because of the war on drugs and mandatory minimum sentences. many criminal justice experts have called for that to change. so has president obama and his attorney general eric holder. and democrats in congress, and lately so have some very independent, very libertar...

Judge has expressed frustration that the law at the times did not allow them to issue punishments that more appropriately fit the crime. now, this in addition to steps taken earlier this year by attorney general eric holder are part of a renewed effort to reform sentencing requirements for nonviolent offenders. since the 1980s started the war on drugs, the u.s. prison population has more than quadrupled from 500,000 to 2.4 million. one of the primary reasons for the increase? mandatory minimum s...