3 strikes rule making a lasting impact.
you just beat me to it.
Only if wishing made it so... less than 10% of those who qualify under the various state's 3 strikes laws are actually sentenced that way. It due to the lack of bed space and money to house such criminals.
Far too many folks in jail for non-violent drug offenses, those were sentenced under the federal mandatory minimum laws. Where the feds throw huge sums of cash at the states to incarcerate them. The feds have no such program for 3 strikes...