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Giving A 10-year Mandatory Minimum For A Second Offense Fist Fight Is Not Going To Reduce The Chance That Someone Will Be Stabbed 16 Times When You Are Not Funding Any Of The Programs That Are Desperately Needed To Actually Reduce Juvenile Crime.

Studies Have Shown That Inmate Participation In Education, Vocational And Job Training, Prison Work Skills Development, Drug Abuse, Mental Health And Other Treatment Programs, All Reduce Recidivism, Significantly.

It Is Difficult To Overstate The Importance Of The Civil Rights Act.

While We Must Ensure That These Dangerous New Drugs And Precursors Do Not Get In The Hands Of Children Or Others Who Would Use Them Improperly, We Must Also Be Aware That These Same Drugs Have Legitimate Uses.

There Is Nothing Federal About Local Volunteer Fire Departments.