Selling illegal drugs within 1,000-feet of a park could send you to prison for life under a bill forwarded to the governor on May 14. SB 198 elevates the crime to a Class A felony punishable by 10 to 30 years to life in prison. Under current law, selling drugs is a Class B felony, which carries a sentence of five to 10 years imprisonment.
Supporters say the tougher penalties will reduce drug dealing near parks. Since virtually every part of Missouri’s major cities are within 1,000 feet of a park – nearly one-fifth of a mile, opponents say the bill arbitrarily imposes longer sentences on urban residents, specifically minorities, while not similarly punishing primarily white rural drug dealers.
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