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Ending the Drug War Won't End Mass Incarceration -- But It's a Necessary First Step

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 08/13/2015 - 08:56

The United States has reached a turning point in its epidemic of mass incarceration. A consensus is growing across the country -- from the White House and both aisles of Congress to cities and states of all sizes -- that enough is enough. The nation is finally engaged in a frank discussion of how to get out of this mess.

The momentum is heartening but not nearly enough. We've only scratched the surface -- feel-good rhetoric, a few dozen pardons -- while leaving the larger, unjust, racist system intact.

We must do more. Ending the war on drugs -- a major driver of incarceration -- is crucial. Nearly half a million people, whose most serious offense was a drug law violation (which by definition means nonviolent) are incarcerated today. That's ten times the number in 1980. The burden of incarceration falls overwhelmingly on black people and Latinos, although...

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