Should the average person of color fear for their life, or are they blowing this out of proportion?
Understanding an issue facing millions of Americans
MEdicinal marijuan shoul be used for medical help
To replace incarceration as a punitive measure for drug offenses with rehabilitation will reduce the holistic harm of the drug policy.
This letter is about immigrants moving to the U.S. who doesn't have their citizenship.
The death penalty is unfair, unconstitutional, and ineffective. This needs to change.
The Juvenile Justice System is flawed and we need a better way to truly discipline children, not endanger them.
Teen drug use is something our nation struggles with, and altering our current drug education could make the likelihood of fixing this issue higher...
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...
Medical marijuana, is it really as bad as it is deemed to be?
Prisoners being released early from prison for violent or harmful offenses is a serious problem in our justice system, especially when many people ...
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...
The criminal justice system is becoming more unfair for this country more and more every day.
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...
Riots, protests, and more killings. Police brutality is alive and well. As communities and their officers are driven farther apart, our hopes turn ...
Marijuana legalization is a very large step to educating people about the reality of life.
Police Brutality is a growing issue in our nation that needs a valid, long-term solution.
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...
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.
Compared to White people, Black people are getting the bad end of the stick when it comes to law enforcement.
The war on drugs is a failure and we should be taking steps forward to address this issue.
Drug use is bad in general regardless of age.
People from ages 12 to 20 should not be criminalized for use of drugs
Marijuana legalization throughout the whole U.S.
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...
Drugs and Alcohol should be regulated better than it is now
Beginning to understand how the War on Drugs is affecting everyday lives of those around us, is step one
my letter is about why prescription drug abuse should be controlled more.
It's time to legalize marijuana.
The government is holding people in jail who should have been released years ago. One nonviolent offence should not put you away for life
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...
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...
The effect of drugs on youth is too big to be overlooked.
The Discrimination affecting our country needs to be discussed so that an action plan to combat discrimination can be establisheed.
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...
In this letter you will read about immigrants like me who should receive citizenship and why we deserve it.
This letter outlines the injustice served to reporting rape victims, the misconceptions surrounding rape, and the reasons rape culture is still bei...
Our U.S. Drug Policy
Legalizing all drugs and supporting addicts will cut out illegal drug trade across America.
The American justice system should be restructured to prioritize crimes in order of seriousness, and have pre-determined jail times for each crime.
Drug Advertisements need to change
I believe the future president should make racial disparities between criminal sentences a top priority.
A letter by Michael Calderon
Our justice system punishes the victims, the innocent, and the nonviolent offenders instead of the dangerous criminals it should be focused on. It'...
why we should drug test all student athletes in high school
Nine thousand nine hundred and sixty seven lives were taken away during alcohol related accidents. Out of those nine thousand nine hundred and sixt...
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
Ellaina Andrew
Marijuana should be legalized and the money should go for rehab costs.
Although the Controlled Substances Act states that cannabis is illegal, 4 states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana...
Abolishment of all kind of drugs in the country.
Why the war on drugs Is such a huge fail and how to fix it
I'm writing about how drugs can affect the U.S in a bad way
Stop legalizing marijuana! Leave marijuana to the people who need it for medical purposes.
Drugs is a gigantic problem in the United States and we need to finally do the right thing.
yes, ALL LIVES MATTER; but for right now BLACK LIVES MATTER and are the ones at stake.
Drug Laws
An urgent letter examining the many cracks in the once rigid structure of the criminal justice system.
America needs to step in to help Dalits over in India who are suffering from discrimination due to India's caste system.
The drug War in America
Using a needle exchange program to fix a problem. This is just my opinion on a subject I feel strongly about.
Looking for answers to help stop the ongoing drug battle in our country.
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...
The war on drugs is a problem that needs to find a answer soon, before it is to late.
by Jessica Gonzalez
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 ...
The next president has a crucial influence on the future of the Supreme Court, which significantly affects the functioning of our entire country. T...
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...
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...
Black men must be treated fairly.
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,...
Transgender Rights, Drugs, & Racial Profiling. Education is the one thing that can unite us all.
I think the problem is that only few states have it.
A life changing crime with a punishment way too small
Are you being wrongly misjudged by our country's justice system because of your race?
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...
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.
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...
20% of all incarcerated people are in for drug offenses, most of which are non-violent
Domestic violence can be as deadly as a gunshot.
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...
Drug Abuse in the U.S
The burden of being raped, sexually harassed, or sexual abused is not understood in America, leading to problems with our justice system and rapist...
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...
The war on drugs - A failure still funded.
Legalizing marijuana would benefit most of the economy, rather than damaging it.
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...
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...
The drug policy and drug war are overly strict and do not solve any of America's drug problems.
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...
Athletes abuse the laws against performance enhancing drugs and illegal drugs, and who blames them, they get away with it.
Inequality in the criminal court system
Native American problems have long been overlooked by society, something that is extremely prevalent today due to the problems with the Dakota Acce...
What Happened to the word "Secure" in our country?
My letter is addressing the issues in racism.
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...
Minimum sentence requirements and the masses
