Won't mean squat because one of the leading reason for these people to likely offend again is that government rules and regulations lock them out of some benefi

Won't mean squat because one of the leading reason for these people to likely offend again is that government rules and regulations lock them out of some benefit programs. Federal law passed under the Clinton Administration prevents those convicted of drug offenses from receiving welfare or food stamps unless a state specifically allows it. Really. So on top of the onus the felony conviction gives them, on top of state regulations limiting jobs they can have (look it up, some states won't even let you do the simplest of jobs) we have laws that prevent them from receiving benefits until they can get a job, meaning they have no food or money except from family or charity. If we are changing sentencing laws the retroactively vacate the felony convictions of non violent drug offenders. This will immediately remove them from being subject to that 1996 reform law