Re: A Prison State, If Not a Police State

From: What the... (wowsers_at_jeez.gov)
Date: 02/24/05 

Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 12:56:03 -0500

"Quirk" <quirk@syntac.net> wrote in message
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A Prison State, If Not a Police State

Almost one-half million Americans are in prison for drugs-only
offenses.

And is this the reason that arsonists, burglars, bank robbers and
other major criminals are often put right back out on the streets
within a month or two after their arrests?