During the crack epidemic of the 1980s, it seemed like a commonsense move to help protect the young and the innocent.
The state would add enhanced penalties for drug possession and drug trafficking within 1,500 feet of schools, day-care facilities and public housing complexes. Drug defendants faced an extra three years on their prison sentence if convicted of the extra charge.
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