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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > sentencing policy and legislation > Volstead Act 1918

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Volstead Act 1918  

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  • The Volstead Act made the manufacture, transportation, and sale of intoxicating liquors illegal in the United States. It was ratified by Congress during Prohibition on January 16, 1919, and became the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Volstead Act 1918]

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