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The institutional consequence extends beyond alcohol policy to the routine operation of federal criminal justice.
Hamm argues that the volume of Prohibition cases helped normalize plea bargaining and contributed to federal prison growth as prosecutors and courts sought mechanisms capable of processing offenses at scale.
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Myth 6 — Courts, pleas, and prisons
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