sethnintendo on 17 August 2011
Most of the blame for the surge in prison population that past few decades can be put on the war on drugs. If we actually tried to treat/help the addicts that want to better themselves instead of throwing them in prison then we would have a better society. Keeping non-violent drug offenders in prison makes zero sense. Legalize the drugs and you would see a drastic drop in USA prison population. There would also be a drastic drop in crime due to drugs being illegal. Prohibition doesn't work and the USA should have already learned its' lesson.
