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America's prisons are dangerously overcrowded, and the war on drugs is mainly to blame.
Over 50 percent of inmates currently in federal prison are there for drug offenses, according to an infographic recently released by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (see chart below). That percentage has risen fairly consistently over decades, all the way from 16 percent in 1970.
LightSpeedDriver
reply to post by benrl
Grunt.... may not discuss....groan... in an adult .....gasp... and open way.....strain! 404 on the door. Instead of 420. Meh!
Gotta love open and frank discussions on all subjects here at ATS... except one!
PS Hope my comment doesn't kill your thread but eventually one will. Par for the course here.
edit on 10/3/14 by LightSpeedDriver because: Typo
TiedDestructor
reply to post by benrl
I'm with you on all fronts. I'm not sure what's worse. Imprisonment or the livelihoods ruined even in lue of being released.
Children without parents and parents losing their children to a corrupt system designed to snare and entrap our citizens for financial gain. I have hope that this will one day change.
With so much to lose...will they ever???
This list includes all federal (not state) sentencing laws that require the judge to give the offender a mandatory minimum prison term. Laws that require the judge
to impose only a minimum fine or period of supervised release are not included in this list. The crimes charged most frequently today (i.e., drug crimes, gun
offenses) are presented first, followed by statutes that are used less frequently. This list includes only the laws in effect as of August 6, 2012.