Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Laws Have Resulted in __________

question 174

Multiple Choice

Mandatory minimum sentencing laws have resulted in __________.

• A)overcrowded prisons
• B)a decrease in drug trafficking in the United States
• C)an overloaded judicial system
• D)both A and C

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