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Should nonviolent drug offenders be given mandatory jail sentences?

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In 1997 the Conservative government passed a 'three strikes' policy which imposed a minimum sentence of seven years for those convicted for a third time of drug trafficking involving class A drugs. Soon after, the Labour party passed legislation that enabled Judges to reduce the sentences in cases they find to be unjust.

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20% Yes	80% No
19% Yes	53% No
1% Yes, they should be removed from society	17% No, first offence should result in a mandatory rehabilitation program, further offences result in jailtime
	5% No, we should decriminalise most drugs
	4% No, only if they were arrested for trafficking

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