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OCR: In addi tion. the Act contains numerous provisions that dramatically increase the criminal penalties for drug possession, drug trafficking, and related con- duct. See, e.g., 1988 Act 6371 (enhanced penalties for possession of crack cocaine) 6452 (life imprison- ment for threo time drug offenders) 6457-6458 (en- hanced pena lties for possession of drugs with intent distribute them near schools. playgrounds, youth cen etc. 6468 (enhanced penalties for federal prison OLM commit drug offenses in prison 6480 (enhanced pena lties for simple possession) 7001 (death penalty for drug-related killings) 102 Stat. 4370, 4371, 4373, 4376. 4382 4387- 4395. Finally the Section at issue here, the Act mandates that crim- inal defendants who possess controlled substances while probation or supervised releas ...