Article: Do Early-Release Programs Raise the Crime Rate?

[krisbotha]

By John Cloud
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Americans famously overspent during the 1990s and early '00s. It's a familiar story: we mortgaged oversized homes to buy colossal TVs. But you may have heard less about another commodity we binged on: justice.

Comments

[kungfucarrie]

I think drug use shouldn't be considered a crime.
I think occasional usage is totally acceptable (and a personal choice that shouldn't involve the government or your employer, etc.)

Can drug use completely destroy someone's life and their relationships? Yes.

Still don't think that's a crime. So, to me, that's a big 'root cause' of the problem. Not the only one, there are TONS, but a factor.