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| New Minnesota ammo law to make prison overcrowding worse |
| By wday.com- Andy Mannix |
| Published: 11/03/2015 |
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Legislators and state officials search for long-term solutions to house Minnesota's overflowing prison population, while a newly enacted law is projected to make the problem significantly worse. The law requires a minimum five-year prison term for felons with histories of violent crimes caught possessing bullets or other ammunition — the same sentence the offenders would receive if they were caught with a firearm. Sen. Ron Latz, D-St. Louis Park, offered up the amendment in April as part of a public safety bill and it passed, prompting no discussion at the Legislature, even though it could have the most significant impact on the state's prison system of any measure passed in the 2015 session. Read More. |
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