Our economic crisis is due in part to the State of our judicial system and how inmates serve their time and the cost to house an inmate for 12 months with medical issues. My husband, a 54 year old minister with health issues, is being forced to serve one year in prison for failing to file a tax return? There should be an alternative to incarceration for first time non-violent offenders with no prior criminal history. His offense does not justify the destruction which will be inflicted on many lives if he is forced to serve the one year sentence. In many cases, mandatory minimum sentences allow little consideration for individual characteristics. These changes have significantly impacted racial disparities in sentencing, as well as a six fold increase in the national prison population.
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