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Joe_Doblow t1_j1ld7i9 wrote

20 years for frauding or stealing billions? Some people are in jail for 20 years for selling drugs

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drmcsinister t1_j1lpio8 wrote

And some people are in jail for less than 20 years for murdering someone. Sentencing can be messed up and very arbitrary. Fortunately, the federal system uses a set of Federal Sentencing Guidelines that can help make the process more objective.

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