Did you know that the cost to Federal and State Government for jails and prisons increased over 400% in just three years?

Increasingly it is being asked whether mandatory minimum prison terms are truly helping society by reducing crime. More and more, the answer from many sources-including Members of the United States Supreme Court and the American Bar Association--are questioning this approach to crime prevention. We invite you to look at the web-site below for an interesting discussion of this subject. You can even register your vote on this website whether or not YOU think mandatory minimum prison terms should be abolished.

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