Drug Abuse in the U.S
Understanding an issue facing millions of Americans
The criminal Justice system is injust and needs to be fixed for the better of the country.
Many people walk the streets that we do, including juveniles. When Kids want to commit adult crimes they should be tried and sentenced as adults. J...
The war on drugs is a failure and we should be taking steps forward to address this issue.
Medical marijuana, is it really as bad as it is deemed to be?
"Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere. "
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...
The American justice system should be restructured to prioritize crimes in order of seriousness, and have pre-determined jail times for each crime.
Instead of just focusing on punishment, the "War on Drugs" should focus on eliminating demand which will reduce the jail population and put gangs a...
I'm writing about how drugs can affect the U.S in a bad way
What Are We Coming To?
by Jessica Gonzalez
African Americans now constitute nearly 1 million of the total 2.3 million incarcerated population and are incarcerated at nearly six times the rat...
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.
Are you being wrongly misjudged by our country's justice system because of your race?
Donald Trump has expressed his opinion many times regarding capital punishment, and here's my response...
Drug Advertisements need to change
Nine thousand nine hundred and sixty seven lives were taken away during alcohol related accidents. Out of those nine thousand nine hundred and sixt...
Racial Profiling is a problem that needs to be solved
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.
Drug use is bad in general regardless of age.
Create a policy to decrease student drug use. For every corner you turn there’s a drug dealer emphasizing young teens to buy their drugs and gettin...
Legalizing marijuana will do far more than allow recreational drug use… it could saves lives, or at least make the short remainder of them signific...
This letter is about how African Americans and other races, other than white people, are being treated unfairly because of there skin color.
What Happened to the word "Secure" in our country?
The war on drugs - A failure still funded.
Drugs and Alcohol should be regulated better than it is now
The war on drugs is a problem that needs to find a answer soon, before it is to late.
Letter to the president based upon police brutality.
Illegal Immigration causes many problems.
Although the Controlled Substances Act states that cannabis is illegal, 4 states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana...
People from ages 12 to 20 should not be criminalized for use of drugs
There should be no curfews in all cities in the United States
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...
This letter explains the flaws in our criminal justice system and how they can be the start of more racism and a divided country
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...
Black lives matter
Jail time for most crimes is too short. We need tougher sentences to deter criminals from committing crimes.
Institutional Racism in the U.S.
In our society, the harshest form of punishment is the death penalty, given as a capital punishment. But, it is immoral, expensive, and discriminat...
Drug Laws
The court room is a very intense place with different systems and procedures to help it run functionally. With the increasing rate of incarceration...
Drugs is a gigantic problem in the United States and we need to finally do the right thing.
Our U.S. Drug Policy
Banning guns goes against the Second Amendment. The Constitution was formed for the purpose of protecting and freeing the American people. If we ta...
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 ...
Discussing the views of Anti-Gun Control supporters
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...
Beginning to understand how the War on Drugs is affecting everyday lives of those around us, is step one
Never let drugs and alcohol abuse control you and don't let it change who you are.
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...
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...
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.
The drug policy and drug war are overly strict and do not solve any of America's drug problems.
Some drugs can't help ease patients' pain and symptoms. Marijuana can be the solution to that problem.
The criminal justice system needs to be changed to be fair and reduce taxes.
The law states that we’re all supposed to be treated equally, but we minorities beg to differ.
The effects of mass incarceration in my neighborhood.
Abortion is wrong and should not be taken lightly.
We thought racial discrimination was over after the Civil Rights Act in 1965. Today America still stands racially divided. Racism has spread so has...
The lack of the death penalty and increasing crime rate are issues that need attention. Crime rates in the last ten years have decreased, but not ...
Many things about our criminal justice system are driving me crazy!!! From unequal sentencing to a poor rehabilitation programs, not to mention lim...
The presidential debates seem to be focused around the many problems American citizens have been facing during this nightmare of a year, but althou...
Legalizing marijuana would benefit most of the economy, rather than damaging it.
The death penalty has become a controversial issue in the United States. I believe that this outdated practice should be abolished forever.
Executing criminals that convicted the most violent crimes should not be put to death; Therefore it should not be a form of punishment. ...
The death penalty is unfair, unconstitutional, and ineffective. This needs to change.
I have written this to discuss the issue of sexual assault, and the aid and justice (or lack thereof) that is given to the victims.
Minimum sentence requirements and the masses
My view on poverty, and the great ripple effect that it causes.
Using a needle exchange program to fix a problem. This is just my opinion on a subject I feel strongly about.
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,...
Marijuana should be legalized and the money should go for rehab costs.
Men should have more respect for women and should raise their sons to have respect too.
We are overcrowding prisons and it very bad for the prisoners and society.
No race should be superior to another, therefore the system needs to change.
Transgender Rights, Drugs, & Racial Profiling. Education is the one thing that can unite us all.
We need to end organized crime in the United States of America.
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...
Current drug policy is taking a toll on our country as a whole but by taking steps towards the legalization of cannabis we can alleviate issues suc...
Animal cruelty is wrong, and should have a more serious punishment for those who abuse animals.
Our justice system punishes the victims, the innocent, and the nonviolent offenders instead of the dangerous criminals it should be focused on. It'...
I'm talking about how the death penalty should be revised.
The justice system has jailed many criminals since the first opening case, but is our own people in the court house being biased towards the minori...
Crime rates in America are way too high. Something needs to be done–its not going be easy though.
Gang Violence
Death penalty is inhumane.
Dear Future President,
Do you want to continued to be judged or treated unfairly because of your race?
The government is holding people in jail who should have been released years ago. One nonviolent offence should not put you away for life
Prisoners being released early from prison for violent or harmful offenses is a serious problem in our justice system, especially when many people ...
On how lead became America's "criminal element," and the need for a nationwide effort to reclaim our environment and citizens from the influence of...
This is a letter addressing sexual assault, what the American Criminal Justice System does about the misconducts, and the way that it affects peopl...
There are too many injustices in the criminal justice system for American citizens to truly be safe.
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 ...
Marijuana legalization throughout the whole U.S.
The government and laws must ease up and step up to treat those with addiction instead of carelessly dismissing them to prisons.
Marijuana legalization is a very large step to educating people about the reality of life.
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...
