A Timeline of the Rise and Fall of 'Tough on Crime' Drug Sentencing

A Timeline of the Rise and Fall of 'Tough on Crime' Drug Sentencing
October 27, 1986: Reagan signs into law the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986. Frontline writes that the law allocated funds to new prisons, drug education, and treatment. But its main result was to create mandatory minimum sentences. The harsh sentences on …
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Patients given anti-psychotic drugs
The HSCIC also said there appears to be an association between hands-on restraint and the administration of anti-psychotic medication – 40% (889) of the 2,220 given these drugs had experienced at least one instance of hands-on restraint compared to 21 …
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Mandatory minimum sentences target minorities – Since the 1980’s, the US has been fighting a long war on drugs. Former First Lady Nancy Reagan created the “Just Say No” campaign to discourage the youth fro…