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The document discusses the issue of overcriminalization in America. It argues that the volume of federal statutes and regulations that carry criminal penalties has grown enormously over time, from just 17 federal offenses established in the original Crimes Act to over 4,500 federal statutes and 300,000 regulations today. This massive expansion has occurred through increased federalization of criminal law beginning with Prohibition, and continuing with the "War on Drugs" and policies promoting mass incarcera
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- Jason Pye
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- EN