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,...
Domestic violence can be as deadly as a gunshot.
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...
The criminal justice system is becoming more unfair for this country more and more every day.
Our Foster Care System needs reform. The life of liberty and luxury is taken for granted. There are children in the United States who have never ...
Many judges these days are giving harsher or more lenient sentences based on the race, gender, sexuality, religion, or social class of the offender.
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...
Drug Abuse in the U.S
Beginning to understand how the War on Drugs is affecting everyday lives of those around us, is step one
Native American problems have long been overlooked by society, something that is extremely prevalent today due to the problems with the Dakota Acce...
In this letter I have composed several issues that America faces today. This includes the lack of respect towards rape survivors and the debate ove...
The government is holding people in jail who should have been released years ago. One nonviolent offence should not put you away for life
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.
A short video regarding the epidemic that has come across America. Prescription drugs are taking over the U.S and there needs to be something done ...
Compared to White people, Black people are getting the bad end of the stick when it comes to law enforcement.
This letter outlines the injustice served to reporting rape victims, the misconceptions surrounding rape, and the reasons rape culture is still bei...
Abolishment of all kind of drugs in the country.
In this letter you will read about immigrants like me who should receive citizenship and why we deserve it.
Some drugs can't help ease patients' pain and symptoms. Marijuana can be the solution to that problem.
Black men must be treated fairly.
If we don't improve the North Carolina Judicial System, how many lives will be affected in a negative way?
Police brutality has been a huge topic to talk about lately. But why hasn't there been any change? There have been too many deaths caused by unprof...
America needs to step in to help Dalits over in India who are suffering from discrimination due to India's caste system.
The punishments for marital rape are not as harsh as the punishments for rape itself. The government has took the time to make it a law that raping...
The drug policy and drug war are overly strict and do not solve any of America's drug problems.
The justice system favors one party over the other because they focus more on identifying the criminal before breaking the law rather than their ac...
The next president has a crucial influence on the future of the Supreme Court, which significantly affects the functioning of our entire country. T...
Looking for answers to help stop the ongoing drug battle in our country.
why we should drug test all student athletes in high school
People from ages 12 to 20 should not be criminalized for use of drugs
10/31/16 Dear Next President, Have you ever...
Minimum sentence requirements and the masses
An urgent letter examining the many cracks in the once rigid structure of the criminal justice system.
A letter by Michael Calderon
Dear Next President: Is this really justice? Discrimination by race is unjust. How will you work during your presidency to change these injustices?
Using a needle exchange program to fix a problem. This is just my opinion on a subject I feel strongly about.
The war on drugs is a failure and we should be taking steps forward to address this issue.
It's time to legalize marijuana.
Medical marijuana, is it really as bad as it is deemed to be?
In many cases, capital punishment is unjust because many people are falsely accused and some not treated equally due to the circumstances of how t...
In this day in age police brutality shouldn't be a problem but with social media shinning a light on how bad things are is making things complicate...
I feel that the issue of racial profiling in America is a topic that needs to be discussed. I feel that discriminating against people because of th...
Marijuana legalization is a very large step to educating people about the reality of life.
by Jessica Gonzalez
Why the war on drugs Is such a huge fail and how to fix it
The burden of being raped, sexually harassed, or sexual abused is not understood in America, leading to problems with our justice system and rapist...
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...
my letter is about why prescription drug abuse should be controlled more.
This letter outlines the complexity of the death penalty in the U.S and why it may not be as simple as it seems it should be.
Legalize Medical Marijuana in all states for all kids
Drugs and Alcohol should be regulated better than it is now
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...
The American justice system should be restructured to prioritize crimes in order of seriousness, and have pre-determined jail times for each crime.
3 points addressing this huge issue
Transgender Rights, Drugs, & Racial Profiling. Education is the one thing that can unite us all.
The drug War in America
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...
The Discrimination affecting our country needs to be discussed so that an action plan to combat discrimination can be establisheed.
The Juvenile Justice System is flawed and we need a better way to truly discipline children, not endanger them.
Dear Future President, Illegal immigration has been way out of hand and is causing America to be overflowing with drugs, filled with sexual hara...
What Happened to the word "Secure" in our country?
Legalizing marijuana would benefit most of the economy, rather than damaging it.
I think the problem is that only few states have it.
I believe the future president should make racial disparities between criminal sentences a top priority.
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.
The government and laws must ease up and step up to treat those with addiction instead of carelessly dismissing them to prisons.
A life changing crime with a punishment way too small
Ellaina Andrew
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...
Prisoners being released early from prison for violent or harmful offenses is a serious problem in our justice system, especially when many people ...
This letter is about immigrants moving to the U.S. who doesn't have their citizenship.
Nine thousand nine hundred and sixty seven lives were taken away during alcohol related accidents. Out of those nine thousand nine hundred and sixt...
Police Brutality is a growing issue in our nation that needs a valid, long-term solution.
Riots, protests, and more killings. Police brutality is alive and well. As communities and their officers are driven farther apart, our hopes turn ...
20% of all incarcerated people are in for drug offenses, most of which are non-violent
The war on drugs is a problem that needs to find a answer soon, before it is to late.
Athletes abuse the laws against performance enhancing drugs and illegal drugs, and who blames them, they get away with it.
Understanding an issue facing millions of Americans
Teen drug use is something our nation struggles with, and altering our current drug education could make the likelihood of fixing this issue higher...
To replace incarceration as a punitive measure for drug offenses with rehabilitation will reduce the holistic harm of the drug policy.
Stop legalizing marijuana! Leave marijuana to the people who need it for medical purposes.
The death penalty is unfair, unconstitutional, and ineffective. This needs to change.
The war on drugs - A failure still funded.
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...
The mandatory minimum prison sentencing is unfair for people who have done minor crimes and it needs to be changed.
Inequality in the criminal court system
Drugs is a gigantic problem in the United States and we need to finally do the right thing.
Never let drugs and alcohol abuse control you and don't let it change who you are.
Capital punishment is just an excuse we make so that we can take revenge. Killing is a huge step backwards for mankind. Therefore, the death penalt...
Marijuana legalization throughout the whole U.S.
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...
MEdicinal marijuan shoul be used for medical help
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...
Drug use is bad in general regardless of age.
Every day, more young adults try prescription pain killers for the first time. The future this could lead to is tragic, but the way our country han...
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...
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...
My letter is addressing the issues in racism.
Our justice system punishes the victims, the innocent, and the nonviolent offenders instead of the dangerous criminals it should be focused on. It'...
