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Formally known as the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Joe Biden’s bill reshaped American federal criminal justice. It imposed mandatory life sentences for people with three or more federal convictions on violent crime or drug-trafficking charges, known as the “three strikes” provision. The law also dangled federal funding to states who passed “truth-in-sentencing” laws for state-level convictions. To get the money, states had to require violent offenders serve out at least 85% of their sentence. Smells like Quid Pro Quo? The bill resulted in mass incarcerations, the vast majority being minorities, particularly impacting the black community.

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