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The Trump Administration’s Expansion of Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Non‑Violent Offenders: Impacts on Incarceration Rates - future-looking

A hidden uptick: for every 100 new non-violent criminal defendants in 2019, 7 more ended up serving prison instead of community service after Trump’s sentencing changes. This article answers how the Trump administration’s mandatory minimum expansion reshaped incarceration for non-violent offenders and what the legal system may see