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The solution is clear, de-escalate the war on drugs, reform sentencing guidelines, invest in treatment instead of interdiction. Yet the incoming AG and his inn
by knowaveragejoe 10y ago
The solution is clear, de-escalate the war on drugs, reform sentencing guidelines, invest in treatment instead of interdiction.
Yet the incoming AG and his inner circle are intent on reversing the progress made to this end over the last decade or so, and instead want to take us back to the policies of the late 80s and 90s. We know where that got us. The private prison companies must be salivating over what's to come.
- kafkaesq 10y agohe private prison companies must be salivating over what's to come. Indeed, we might say the new administration is like Christmas for them: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/opinion/under-mr-trump-private-prisons-thrive-again.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/opinion/under-mr-trump-pr... With sugar plums dancing in their heads: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/12/05/trump-sets-private-prisons-free http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/12/05/trump-sets-priv...