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With less than 5% of world population the USA has over 2.4 million of 9.8 million world prisoners! The majority of U.S. inmates are in due to the drug war. |
Most Republican leaders oppose cheap universal healthcare. 45,000 uninsured Americans die each year due to lack of health insurance. |
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U.S. Federal Mandatory-Minimum Drug Sentences. Non-violent
possession only. Drug War concentration camps. Sentences do not allow
parole until around 85% of the sentence served. Sentences are doubled
if prior felony drug conviction. Life in prison if a second-tier drug
offense, and 2 prior felony drug convictions. Most states also have
mandatory minimums. For much more info see: National Rifle Association and mandatory minimum sentencing. See also: Mechanism of fascism in the USA. Incarceration NRA. |
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Length of sentences causes the huge U.S. incarceration rate. [TopLink] |
Still, it is the length of sentences that truly distinguishes American prison policy. Indeed, the mere number of sentences imposed here would not place the United States at the top of the incarceration lists. If lists were compiled based on annual admissions to prison per capita, several European countries would outpace the United States. But American prison stays are much longer, so the total incarceration rate is higher. ... "Rises and falls in Canada's crime rate have closely paralleled America's for 40 years," Mr. Tonry wrote last year. "But its imprisonment rate has remained stable."
U.S. Federal Mandatory-Minimum Drug Sentences. For non-violent possession. Sentences double if prior felony drug convictions. For second-tier offenses: Mandatory life sentence if 2 prior felony drug convictions. Most states also have mandatory minimums of various kinds. |
Type of Drug. | First tier. 5 year sentence without early parole. |
Second tier. 10 year sentence without early parole. |
LSD |
1 gram. 10 to 20 doses if carrier weight
included. |
10 grams |
Marijuana |
100 plants or 100 kilos. |
1000 plants or 1000 kilos |
Crack cocaine |
5 grams. 1 to 10 day supply for heavy user. |
50 grams |
Powder cocaine |
500 grams |
5 kilos |
Heroin |
100 grams |
1 kilo |
Methamphetamine |
5 grams. 3 to 10 day supply for heavy user. |
50 grams |
PCP |
10 grams |
100 grams |
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Reader to view the pdf file. 1 kilo is equal to 2.2 pounds. 1 kilo is 1 kilogram, which equals 1000 grams. 1 pound equals 454 grams. 1 ounce equals 28.35 grams. A gram roughly equals a single packet of sweetener. 1 gram of powder cocaine is turned into 0.89 grams of crack. Per capita use of crack is higher among whites than blacks. |
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