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In the wake of the cocaine epidemic of the 1980s, Congress passed harsh sentencing guidelines and mandatory minimum sentencing laws, even for the smallest offense. As a result of those laws, the Federal prison population has quadrupled since 1987, costing taxpayers four billion dollars a year. Now o...

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Other Authors: Bradley, Ed, 1941-2006 (Reporter), Gelber, David (Producer)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Columbia Broadcasting System, 2003.
Series:60 Minutes: 1997-2014
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