Congressional act of 1910 – Mann act (illegal to transport women across state line)
Two congressional acts of 1914 and 1919
Harrison Act (1914): (prohibition of opiates)
Volstead Act (1919): (prohibition of alcohol)
Federal Crimes
A new class of inmates: Federal Inmates
The intention of congress
Six crimes get you a cell in a federal prison
1980’s truth-in-sentencing-laws
Four specific criminal behaviors -- drug-related crime
Four specific Drugs –
1980s Habitual Offender Laws
The intention of congress
Shift in security designations of prisons
The unintended consequence of shift
System of Justice / Presumption of guilt / Burden of proof / Standard of evidence
1. Trial by ordeal Guilty beyond all doubt Your Maker (God) Divine intervention
2. Inquisitorial system Guilty until proven innocent Defendant Preponderance (civil)
3. Adversarial system Innocent until proven guilty Plaintiff BRD (criminal)