The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.

You don’t know the half of how brutal this law is unless you’ve been to federal prison. The “reforms” passed by Clinton didn’t just create thousands of life sentences for peddling crack rock, it also made it impossible to sue the prison for violating their own regulations. The prisons got so crowded that you had guys living in hallways and three men sharing a 90sqft cell. This bill ruined federal prisons by removing weights, punching bags, R-rated movies, and pay-per-view fights (to be clear, tax dollars do not pay for this stuff; it comes from a trust fund that prisoners contribute to). “Club Fed” ended in 1994. In the 30 years since the gangs have taken over and it has become really dangerous to do time at any custody level. I have a friend that was recently jumped at FMC Ft Worth (low custody) over a rumor. This sort of thing was unthinkable in the 80s when 20/20 did a hit piece on that prison. Up until ‘89, that prison was co-ed!

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redpandaeater@reddit

Mostly written by Biden, which is why the jackass looks so smug right behind Clinton.

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well_spent187@reddit

Holy shit he already looks old in this photo!

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redpandaeater@reddit

Funny because to me he looks lucid and therefore young.

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potentpotables@reddit

The thing about Biden is he's always been a corrupt fool. Now he's just a senile old corrupt fool.

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dinosaursandsluts@reddit

But remember, if you didn't vote for him, you're a racist!

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MitchellMuehl@reddit

That bill had unanimous support from the Black Caucus. You had to be there at the time.

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Malohdek@reddit

I was trying to figure out why you seemed so libertarian through your comment, and then I saw the sub haha. I thought there was hope on Reddit, but alas, here we are. Our very own echo chamber.

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UFindSomeoneToCarryU@reddit

Interesting data if anyone reading your comment is curious of how many are in prison. I could not find the initial data I was looking for but this is pretty much the same. https://www.prisonpolicy.org/global/2024.html

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lifasannrottivaetr@reddit

The US federal population peaked around 2014 at roughly 225,000. The Sentencing Commission, full of Obama appointees, passed time reductions on the sentencing guidelines and the population declined dramatically for three years before stabilizing at its current level (158,000). The plan was to expand these reductions after the 2016 elections, but Hillary lost and Trump never appointed anyone to the commission, which subsequently could not form a quorum. Biden restocked the commission after 2020, but it has taken time for the reductions to go through. The 1st Step Act, which was Kushner’s brainchild, has narrow eligibility and the BOP staff has sabotaged it at every turn. But now that it has gained momentum, the results have been positive. The problem with a lot of these reforms is that the system has a difficult time processing them because of the quality of government employees. These reforms don’t remove the laws and regulations that got us into this mess. Instead they add more and more complexity.

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StuntsMonkey@reddit

Why don't we just outlaw crime smh

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TopRedacted@reddit

Look at that smug jerk behind Bill.

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ohoneup@reddit

Democrats needed more slaves. Nothing has changed.

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Old-Pineapple3735@reddit

Monica under that desk

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gvillepa@reddit

That lady is wayyyyy too happy

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introspeck@reddit

I was a voter when this law was passed. I was a Democrat then, and I voted for Clinton. Hil&Bill's "triangulation" strategy (pull voters from both parties by actions like this crime bill) was hugely successful for the party, but really was the beginning of the end of the Party overall. Lip service paid to left-wing causes, but all their actions were to the benefit of the corporation known as the "DNC", and that continued to this day. They're so used to raw power that they can brazenly push absolute moron candidates on the electorate as an FU. But I think that time is about over.

I complained bitterly about the crime bill back then to fellow Democrats. They didn't care. "But he played a saxophone on TV! He's so cool!" I already had doubts about being a Democrat, and that was when I started to pull away from the party. Luckily I was able to learn from Ron Paul's articles online.

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Alternative-Appeal43@reddit

Just remember. Whatever they say their new thing is to combat, it's going to enable and enforce the opposite

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Bi-Dragon23@reddit

The smaller the government, the bigger the citizen.

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DexterSeason4@reddit

As someone had stated, Biden wrote the majority of the bill. In light of the amount of black people it locked away, his previous racist comments seem to make sense.

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dbudlov@reddit

the podium should say "making americans suffer"

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scavagesavage@reddit

Yeah, but he played the saxophone.

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spaztick1@reddit

Who is the guy on the far left?

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ENVYisEVIL@reddit (OP)

All of the guys are far left

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scavagesavage@reddit

I miss awards.

Here's the best I can do...

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actual1@reddit

And darker skinned people ran to vote for Biden

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Floby-Tenderson@reddit

This is the oldest picture in the Hunger Games' Capitol Museum.

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Key-Tie2542@reddit

What's most interesting to me about this is the picture itself. Just look at that propaganda! Who falls for this stuff?

They've got a placard on the front of Clinton's desk with a purposefully misleading and cutesy title for the bill, "Making America Safer". Then they have an entourage of congressmen applauding the ceremonial signing, all circled around Clinton with smiles and cheer. But notice that encircling left a very clear line of sight for the cameras to be able to capture this momentous occasion, and reveal to the taxpayers how successful our public servants.

It's sick. Pictures like this make we want to escape / cry / punch someone in the face / binge eat donuts.

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Gabeeb3DS@reddit

ya know this bill was originally purposed by reagan but he couldnt get it passed until clinton got in