I want to stay with the retreat from the use of mandatory minimums. The additional research I did seemed to indicate that there were several reasons for doing it. Cost was a significant factor. As Ms. Parkes suggests, really questioning the deterrent factor as not working was another factor. Some of it I think motivated governments.... Australia, in the sense of seeing it from a humanitarian standpoint, saw that it wasn't the way to go. As they have retreated, have you seen an analysis of why, in the sense that there were multiple reasons for doing it?
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