Nine thousand nine hundred and sixty seven lives were taken away during alcohol related accidents. Out of those nine thousand nine hundred and sixt...
People from ages 12 to 20 should not be criminalized for use of drugs
Is the rapid growth over imprisonment something we should be worried about, and are they preparing those within the system for reinsertion into soc...
The war on drugs - A failure still funded.
In our society, the harshest form of punishment is the death penalty, given as a capital punishment. But, it is immoral, expensive, and discriminat...
MEdicinal marijuan shoul be used for medical help
Drug use in Sports.
The drug War in America
To replace incarceration as a punitive measure for drug offenses with rehabilitation will reduce the holistic harm of the drug policy.
Legalize Medical Marijuana in all states for all kids
Should Minors who commit serious crimes be treated less severely than adults?
Athletes abuse the laws against performance enhancing drugs and illegal drugs, and who blames them, they get away with it.
Dear Future President,
The Federal Government spends more than $15,000,000,000,000 a year on our War on Drugs, and state and local governments spend an estimated $25,000,...
I am against the death penalty. It is cruel punishment and we should not punish murder with murder.
Our U.S. Drug Policy
Legalizing marijuana would benefit most of the economy, rather than damaging it.
Illegal Immigration causes many problems.
Marijuana legalization is a very large step to educating people about the reality of life.
Animal cruelty is wrong, and should have a more serious punishment for those who abuse animals.
With our judicial system being primarily white individuals, their biases tend to shift to one side because they don’t have that other perspective o...
Abolishment of all kind of drugs in the country.
The criminal justice system needs to be changed to be fair and reduce taxes.
The war on drugs is a failure and we should be taking steps forward to address this issue.
The death penalty is unfair, unconstitutional, and ineffective. This needs to change.
Legalizing all drugs and supporting addicts will cut out illegal drug trade across America.
So you're telling me that a plant that has plenty of health benefits and can bring in lots of money for the government is illegal? Future President...
Although the Controlled Substances Act states that cannabis is illegal, 4 states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana...
by Jessica Gonzalez
Executing criminals that convicted the most violent crimes should not be put to death; Therefore it should not be a form of punishment. ...
We need more laws to ensure guns don't end up in the wrong hands.
The drug policy and drug war are overly strict and do not solve any of America's drug problems.
why we should drug test all student athletes in high school
African Americans now constitute nearly 1 million of the total 2.3 million incarcerated population and are incarcerated at nearly six times the rat...
What Are We Coming To?
"Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere. "
If we don't improve the North Carolina Judicial System, how many lives will be affected in a negative way?
The law states that we’re all supposed to be treated equally, but we minorities beg to differ.
This letter is about how African Americans and other races, other than white people, are being treated unfairly because of there skin color.
There are human rights everyone is born with, yet many people live their lives without them because of the color of their skin. Everyone deserves t...
People’s houses are getting robbed everyday, but the police are not taking enough action. They just file a report and that’s it, in my opinion they...
Let's put racial profiling to rest for good.
Donald Trump has expressed his opinion many times regarding capital punishment, and here's my response...
There are many critical errors in today's Criminal justice system that must be answered, we need reform in our policies from drugs, police procedur...
There are too many injustices in the criminal justice system for American citizens to truly be safe.
The government is holding people in jail who should have been released years ago. One nonviolent offence should not put you away for life
Teen drug use is something our nation struggles with, and altering our current drug education could make the likelihood of fixing this issue higher...
My view on poverty, and the great ripple effect that it causes.
Prisons in the United States are cruel and undemocratic. They take people's votes, right to government assistance, ability to land a job, and explo...
Banning guns goes against the Second Amendment. The Constitution was formed for the purpose of protecting and freeing the American people. If we ta...
Drugs and Alcohol should be regulated better than it is now
This is a letter addressing sexual assault, what the American Criminal Justice System does about the misconducts, and the way that it affects peopl...
Drug Advertisements need to change
Jail time for most crimes is too short. We need tougher sentences to deter criminals from committing crimes.
Prisoners being released early from prison for violent or harmful offenses is a serious problem in our justice system, especially when many people ...
Racial Profiling is a problem that needs to be solved
Abortion is wrong and should not be taken lightly.
Criminal Injustice
Are you being wrongly misjudged by our country's justice system because of your race?
Venezuela is in a catastrophe right now with the highest inflation rates, excessively limited goods, and high crime rates. By using our media outle...
Medical marijuana, is it really as bad as it is deemed to be?
This is about how guns are sold illegally and how guns should be sold and police should crack down on illegal gun dealers
The next president of the United States needs to address our nation's flawed mental health system to help the mentally disabled get back on their f...
Beginning to understand how the War on Drugs is affecting everyday lives of those around us, is step one
The Law system oppresses blacks and people of color. Police shoot first and ask questions latter and this needs to stop because innocent lives are ...
In means of elaborating on one change I would like to see within America, I would like to talk about how the next president can finish decriminaliz...
Marijuana legalization throughout the whole U.S.
As a citizen of the US I believe that in order to have a smooth running country, we need a better justice system. Our justice system is supposed to...
Death penalty is inhumane.
The rising reports of police brutality towards minorities (especially African-Americans) has reached critical condition. I speak on the matter of d...
Stop legalizing marijuana! Leave marijuana to the people who need it for medical purposes.
Abortion is an issue that has been overlooked in the United States because it is a crime that has been allowed for too long. It is immoral because ...
State funded prisons cost a lot to upkeep.
Dear Mr/Mrs. president,
We thought racial discrimination was over after the Civil Rights Act in 1965. Today America still stands racially divided. Racism has spread so has...
Currently only 6% of studies on marijuana is to analyze its medicinal properties, but these studies show some of the miracle effects this one drug...
A letter of hope for our american countries
The idea of marijuana being legal brings up many red flags but few people consider what it can really help with. Many people believe that marijuana...
I'm talking about how the death penalty should be revised.
This letter explains the flaws in our criminal justice system and how they can be the start of more racism and a divided country
Institutional Racism in the U.S.
The death penalty does more harm than good. The government should not have the right to take a life, it is not fair to pass a flawed system. You sh...
Understanding an issue facing millions of Americans
Discussing the views of Anti-Gun Control supporters
Marijuana should be legalized and the money should go for rehab costs.
Drugs is a gigantic problem in the United States and we need to finally do the right thing.
Gang Violence
What Happened to the word "Secure" in our country?
The effects of mass incarceration in my neighborhood.
I'm writing about how drugs can affect the U.S in a bad way
Drug Laws
Racism in the criminal justice system is flipping a system meant to protect our citizens. It's creating an unsafe environment for entire races of p...
Minimum sentence requirements and the masses
Learn from me, a 15 year old African American female, from Philly, what issues need to change in my environment, in effort towards a better America.
My opinions on why the drug laws are bad in the United States. And ideas I think we can do to make the laws better.
Some drugs can't help ease patients' pain and symptoms. Marijuana can be the solution to that problem.
The government and laws must ease up and step up to treat those with addiction instead of carelessly dismissing them to prisons.
Criminal justice is not equal for all races.
Men should have more respect for women and should raise their sons to have respect too.
Many people are doing drugs or having problems with drugs. I'm asking if we can make a difference about drug abuse and drug addiction.
