The president felt that our prisons were burdened with overcrowding and these prisoners were non-violent and needed a second chance from being sentenced under the strong laws of the late 1980s (Horwitz & Eilperin, 2015). Many of these federal inmates were minorities and it has helped with the ratio slightly. However, this program could back fire and show drug dealers that one can sell dangerous drugs and still get out of jail without serving much time. Only time will tell if this program will truly reduce the high minority ratio and overcrowding in federal
The president felt that our prisons were burdened with overcrowding and these prisoners were non-violent and needed a second chance from being sentenced under the strong laws of the late 1980s (Horwitz & Eilperin, 2015). Many of these federal inmates were minorities and it has helped with the ratio slightly. However, this program could back fire and show drug dealers that one can sell dangerous drugs and still get out of jail without serving much time. Only time will tell if this program will truly reduce the high minority ratio and overcrowding in federal