A very powerful article by Gary Fields in the Wall Street Journal: Arrested Development.
The article shows that prison is only part of the societal destruction caused by the war on drugs. Once these non-violent prisoners are finally released, there are so many barriers set in front of them to obtain basic services and jobs that we’re practially encouraging them to return to a life of crime and more prison at our expense.
Just read it.
- DrugWarRant.com, the longest running single-issue blog devoted to drug policy
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