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…showed last 75 words of 1449 total…has on the poorer Americans, or different populations of American ethnic groups, then the issue becomes even further complicated. While Mandatory Minimums may have sounded effective and fair in theory, it has been demonstrated by various research groups that these sentencing policies have been anything but effective or equitable. Something must be done to repair the damage caused by Mandatory Minimums. Perhaps a new plan would be to eliminate these policies altogether, and start anew.