People for jaywalking in this mandatory minimum sentences passed during joe bidens tenure increased the federal prison population by about 800 percent and theres a pretty direct correlation between mandatory minimum sentences and federal prison growth i think the causal link is pretty clear an undeniable in fairness to biden he wasnt alone in advocating harsh sentencing and it was electorally popular but the issue has become controversial in 2019 because he campaigned on his crime legislation until relatively recently despite the obvious social devastation and his recent apologies have been filled with qualifications and he said were talking about things that happened a long time ago barack obama trusted me that should be enough reference. Darrius is now 46. 00 and adjusting to a world thats changed since he was jailed at 23. 00 but while billions of dollars have been spent on prisons and police due to bidens legislation the lack of opportunity in his hometown remains vivid. Worse we d