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re: Obama wants to let low-level drug offenders out of prison

Posted on 1/30/14 at 12:34 pm to
Posted by GeauxxxTigers23
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Posted on 1/30/14 at 12:34 pm to
I'm gonna preface this by saying that I believe having or using drugs should be legal. Selling them should carry harsh sentences. I'm talking about hard drugs now, not pot.

How many people are in prison solely for possessing drugs? I would imagine most were arrested for other crimes with drugs in their system or on their person and the drug charge was just tacked on.
Posted by CherryGarciaMan
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Posted on 1/30/14 at 12:39 pm to
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How many people are in prison solely for possessing drugs? I would imagine most were arrested for other crimes with drugs in their system or on their person and the drug charge was just tacked on.



Nearly three-fourths (72.1%) of the population are non-violent offenders with no history of
violence.



That is the federal numbers.

We have over a million people in federal prison. 1,000,000 people.


If you are not violent, and either an addict or making easy money, you should not be a strain on the criminal justice system.
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