There is a problem with the costs. $85 a day is not expensive in compared the to costs of almost any alternative. Jails cost much more. The state hospital costs 10 times more. Victims cost more. All institutional alternatives besides the baby Jesus who is unpredictable are more expensive.
Could we get a redux of the graph only with some future projections: one with OR status quo, one with these measures implemented, and one with WA state following the legalization of pot?
Nice that they suggest shorter prison times for pot, but what if we stopped prosecuting people for petty possession. Sure, lock up the "drug lords", but let's legalize it and see how many criminals are no longer.
Nice that they suggest shorter prison times for pot, but what if we stopped prosecuting people for petty possession. Sure, lock up the "drug lords", but let's legalize it and see how many criminals are no longer.