“. . . the solution is not to toss youthful offenders into jail or prisons. We long ago recognized alcoholism to be a disease, and abondoned efforts to treat alcoholics simply by locking them up.” LongWarEffortDrugDiseaseSolutionsTreatsPrisonJailUsersLong AgoAlcoholismAlcoholicsTossOffenders Author:Tom McCall
“The War on Drugs has failed - but it’s worse than that. It is actively harming our society. Violent crime is thriving in the shadows to which the drug trade has been consigned. People who genuinely need help can’t get it. Neither can people who need medical marijuana to treat terrible diseases. We are spending billions, filling up our prisons with non-violent offenders and sacrificing our liberties.” PeopleNeedsHas BeensWarHelpingLibertySacrificeCrimeTerribleDrugDiseaseShadowTreatsTradePrisonSpendingMedicalBillionsViolentSmokingOur SocietyWeedMarijuanaFillingWar On DrugsNeed HelpOffendersNon ViolentMedical MarijuanaSmoking WeedViolent CrimesFilling Up Author:Sting
“I've got a 15-year old son and a 10-year old daughter, and if they were going to do one of the following things: be an alcoholic; be a drug offender; beat their wife or husband; or gamble. I hope they would gamble.” IfsYearsWifeSonDrugHusbandBeatsDaughterFollowingAlcoholicsGambleOffenders Author:Pete Rose
“I don't think we should be putting first-time drug offenders in jail for five years. It's a waste of resources.” ThinkingShouldYearsFirstsFiveDrugWasteResourcesFirst TimeFive YearsJailOffenders Author:Charles Schumer
“I support the death penalty for the kingpin, the guy at the top, but I don't think you should throw a drug offender in jail for five years, and let a mugger out after a year.” ThinkingShouldYearsGuySupportFiveDrugFive YearsJailPenaltiesDeath PenaltyOffendersMuggers Author:Charles Schumer
“To make matters worse, federal drug forfeiture laws allow state and local law enforcement agencies to keep, for their own use, up to 80 percent of the cash, cars, and homes seized from suspected drug offenders. You don't even have to be convicted of a drug offense; if you're just suspected of a drug offense, law enforcement has the right to keep the cash they find on you or in your home, or seize your car if drugs are allegedly found in it or "suspected" of being transported in the vehicle.” IfsMatterStatesUseHomeLawFoundCarDrugPercentLocalsAgencyCashVehicleOffenseLaw EnforcementEnforcementOffenders Author:Michelle Alexander
“The vastly different sentences afforded drunk drivers and drug offenders tells us who is viewed as disposable - someone to be purged from the body politic - and who is not. Drunk drivers are predominately white and male.” DifferentBodyWhiteDrugMalesSentencesDrunkDriversOffendersDisposable Author:Michelle Alexander
“We need to take a hard look at the war on drugs and the number of non-violent offenders who end up getting their lives destroyed by going to prison. We need to look at mandatory minimum sentencing and give judges more flexibility when there are issues of drug abuse or addiction.” NeedsGivingLooksWarEndsHardNumbersIssuesJudgingDrugAbusePrisonAddictionViolentDestroyedMinimumFlexibilityWar On DrugsOffendersNon ViolentDrug Abuse Author:Bernie Sanders