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What Mass Incarceration Problem? US Officials Want Longer Sentences for Border Crossers
Immigration advocates argue that harsh reentry penalties have the effect of overburdening prisons and federal courts rather than discouraging illegal border crossings.
What Federal Prisoners Are Saying About the 6,000 Inmates Getting Released This Fall
"Everyone in here is saying that only a black president would do something like this."
The US Is Going to Let Nearly 6,000 Drug Offenders Out of Federal Prison Early
The largest ever one-time release of federal inmates is part of a new effort to reduce overcrowding and ease punishments for drug crimes.
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46,000 Imprisoned Drug Offenders May Be Going Home Early
Nearly 25 percent of the federal prison population may be granted reduced sentences in a move meant to address high costs and overcrowding.
The US Government Is Slowly Moving Toward Putting Fewer Drug Dealers in Prison
A commission just recommended that the sentencing guidelines for drug trafficking be changed.