Decriminalization and health-centered policies represent a novel approach to substance abuse in the United States
Tag: War on Drugs
The Fiscal Case for Criminal Justice Reform
If cash remains the main motivating factor for politicians, there is a serious case to be made for criminal justice reform on a much larger scale.
The War on Citizens
Through the 1980s and 1990s, federal and state governments increased sentences, limited parole, expanded the War on Drugs, and militarized the police. The predominant attitude, held by both conservatives and liberals, was that criminals and addicts were an enemy who needed punishment instead of rehabilitation.