• Pronell@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    If your society has made so many things illegal that your prisons are overflowing, it’s time to seriously reconsider your priorities.

    If only the US would follow a similar path.

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      4 months ago

      It depends where you live. In some states they release people from prison that absolutely should not be, and in others they lock up people for things like smoking marijuana. We desperately need to stop criminalizing recreational drugs or drug addiction though unless there are other criminal activity alongside it though, and focus on rehabilitation and healthcare.