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Joe Biden: Wrote and carried the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. Critics across the political spectrum say its incentives for states to build prisons and lengthen sentences contributed to mass incarceration, particularly of Black Americans.

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1994-09-13
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Wrote and carried the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. Critics across the political spectrum say its incentives for states to build prisons and lengthen sentences contributed to mass incarceration, particularly of Black Americans.

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  1. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/443673-biden-defends-1994-crime-bill-says-it-helped-him-beat-the-nra/
  2. https://19thnews.org/2024/09/the-complicated-legacy-of-the-1994-crime-bill/

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