New federal guidelines have reduced the sentences of federal drug felons by an average of percent.

The new federal guidelines have reduced the sentences of federal drug felons by an average of 13.75%. At the start, people sentenced for possession of drugs were sentenced to a minimum of 55 to 60 years and now under the new guidelines it has been reduced to 20 to 25 years.

Explanation:

The guidelines, would also eliminate the “three strikes” penalty that makes offenders live life in prison after a third crime committed by them.This has a significant effect on African-Americans, who have faced much higher crime rates for drug crimes than white offenders.The proposal would result in shorter prison time and more judicial discretion in criminal sentencing.Unwinding some tough-on-crime policies have swelled the federal prison population.Revisions in the latest version would help the new prisoners to save term time.The new rule would not apply to the existing 700 rough inmates.