Many state prisons and county jails suffer severe overcrowding which deters some judges from imposing appropriate sentences on career criminals. While the Federal Prison System currently contains more inmates than its "rated capacity". it does not have serious overcrowding and could hold a larger number of inmates. if necessary. In any event. "armed career robbers and burglars". the criminals covered by S. 1688. are far more dangerous than many federal inmates and. therefore. should take precedence over those convicted of theft. fraud and immigration violations and other nonviolent offenses. 10. A large percentage of career robbers and burglars are narcotics addicts and sellers. Where career criminals are narcotics addicts and sellers. their continuing robberies and burglaries imply a substantial federal enforcement responsibility since virtually all narcotics reach them via international and interstate commerce in violation of federal criminal law. 11.
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