The Economics of the American Prison System

Re:The Economics of the American Prison System by fnordfnordfnord on Wednesday June 19, 2013 @03:50PM (#5907755)

Zealous prosecution of drug crimes also raises the possibility of having more people in jail who aren't involved in any other criminal activity.

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Re:The Economics of the American Prison System by jiggy2011 on Wednesday June 19, 2013 @04:21PM (#5907928)

I would wager most (or at least a very large %) people involved in drug crime on the supply end, or on the demand end of harder drugs commit other offences or are likely to in future.

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Re:The Economics of the American Prison System by deelowe on Wednesday June 19, 2013 @11:08PM (#5909922)

But most of the people in jail aren't on the supply end. That's the point.

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