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Armed Career Criminal Act (18 U.S.C. 924(e)): An Overview
sgp.fas.orgfederal criminal justice system of mandatory minimum sentencing provisions like Section 924(e).3 As part of its study, the commission solicited the views of federal trial judges. Almost 60% of those responding to a Sentencing Commission survey indicated that they considered §924(e) mandatory minimum sentences appropriate.4 Predicate Offenses
The Drug War, Mass Incarceration and Race
drugpolicy.orgdrug offenses are Black or Latino. 18 Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Bureau of Justice Statistics.19 Widely adopted in the 1980s and ‘90s, mandatory minimum sentencing laws have contributed greatly to the number of people of color behind bars.20 Research shows that prosecutors are twice as likely to pursue a