20% of all incarcerated people are in for drug offenses, most of which are non-violent
Time to look at both sides. Do you think police brutality is a problem?
The next president has a crucial influence on the future of the Supreme Court, which significantly affects the functioning of our entire country. T...
Legal immigrants under a visa, should have the opportunity of becoming citizens after a certain amount of time.
Minimum sentence requirements and the masses
Kids who are taken advantage of in charity foster homes just for money needs to be taken seriously. To ruin a child's life for yourself is somethin...
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...
This letter draws attention to the transgressions in the federal court system about the punishments given when a person is charged with a DWI or a ...
We need a change in our education system. It needs to change so we are learning more and can have more time to focus on school.
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...
My take on police brutality
I am writing to inform you of issues in our country that I believe should be fixed. It arose in New York City’s Police Department and it involves t...
Standardized testing hurts America's education.
“If the bee disappeared off the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more plants, no more animals, no more man....
This letter discusses the need of change to our current situation in regards to homelessness. Read about how we can change our country as a whole.
Could the gun laws be changed or even rewrote? The gun laws are slipping and it's time they get changed.
We as Americans, take almost everything as granted. Whether it may be the food on the table, the clothes on our body, or most importantly the abund...
As an insignificant but individual Maine student, I recommend that you look before you leap.
The economic and social benefits of marijuana legalization.
The Drug Court system of America may help addicts recover, but not everyone has the same care. There has to be a change.
Without this simple thing, our country will be in ruins.
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.
Dear Mr./Mrs. President....
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 foster care system is full of many issues and those problems need to be addressed.
We need more orphanages.
A CHANGE IS NEEDED
The amount of money the average person makes today is far less than the cost of living even with counting pennies, and this needs to change.
Compared to White people, Black people are getting the bad end of the stick when it comes to law enforcement.
Is the rapid growth over imprisonment something we should be worried about, and are they preparing those within the system for reinsertion into soc...
As a seventeen year old female, who is about to go to college this coming fall, I, along with many of my classmates, am worried about the growing s...
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...
Race and punishment, two things that you would have thought to be completly different. But now adays seem so dependant on eachother
"Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it." ~ Malcolm X
According to The Manhattan Institute, many economists have shown that immigration increases the salary of Americans...
The United States' education system is disastrous.
The government's job is to serve the people, not fight within itself.
Debt.. A big issue huh? It's one of the main issues we have in the United States.
Everyone should be heard and have a right of protection
A change needs to be made in the American college application process.
The Discrimination affecting our country needs to be discussed so that an action plan to combat discrimination can be establisheed.
Censorship is just a word, its consequences are much more than that.
The American justice system should be restructured to prioritize crimes in order of seriousness, and have pre-determined jail times for each crime.
College campus sexual assault cases are not being handled seriously. What are YOU going to do about it?
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 an America where Black Men are slain in the streets by law enforcement, I ask the next president to take the initiative to change this pattern.
Some classes have gone out of date.
Racism and prejudice run wild in our criminal justice system, and it needs to be fixed.
The death penalty is unfair, unconstitutional, and ineffective. This needs to change.
Black men must be treated fairly.
Should the average person of color fear for their life, or are they blowing this out of proportion?
A life changing crime with a punishment way too small
Bring the production back to America and decrease our dependence on China to get rid of the National Debt.
A beseechment to the next president, that morals will have a place in the oval office for the next four years.
Immigration is truly degrading our country as a whole. We have heard over and over that we need to do something about immigration and it is about t...
The legalization of marijuana,and the laws that are stopping it.
Pennies are weighing down our pockets and our nation. It's time to take a stand.
This letter is about immigrants moving to the U.S. who doesn't have their citizenship.
A letter from Journae Jones.
Police Brutality is a growing issue in our nation that needs a valid, long-term solution.
People should be educated better. A lot of students have enough free time. Yes, they might finish there homework quickly or they don't do their hom...
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...
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...
Jesus and other Christian-related subjects are becoming taboo in public schools.
Ellaina Andrew
Improving the United States Justice System.
Our efforts to push out illegal immigrants have been unsuccessful. We need to take action.
Many judges these days are giving harsher or more lenient sentences based on the race, gender, sexuality, religion, or social class of the offender.
It isn't the 1950's anymore. LGBT people need to be treated fairly, and so do people of every background. After all, we are one nation under god, i...
This letter outlines the injustice served to reporting rape victims, the misconceptions surrounding rape, and the reasons rape culture is still bei...
The problem with permanent change of station (PCS) in the military.
Some effects of cutting recess and the impact it leaves on kids
An urgent letter examining the many cracks in the once rigid structure of the criminal justice system.
Women should have the option to have an abortion but that doesn't mean that's always the best idea.
My letter is addressing the issues in racism.
The Juvenile Justice System is flawed and we need a better way to truly discipline children, not endanger them.
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."...
I believe that animals should have rights that they deserve; we as people are also animals.
Black Lives Matter is a group that protests the police, but in the process they are breaking laws. Black Lives Matter could be better than they are...
rape needs to stop
America needs to step in to help Dalits over in India who are suffering from discrimination due to India's caste system.
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...
Believe it or not, younger teens these days really do care about politics and what goes on with our government, but they can' affect what goes on. ...
In my letter I talk about how rape is treated and how we should change the punishments.
If we don't improve the North Carolina Judicial System, how many lives will be affected in a negative way?
This country is filled with hate crimes everyday and if we don't make a change right now it will get even worse.This letter is asking for the next ...
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 criminal justice system is becoming more unfair for this country more and more every day.
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...
The Issue of Gender pay inequality has been an issue plaguing the United States of America for too long, with women pulling the short straw since o...
I believe that in order for our country to efficiently solve problems and create a better country for ourselves and future generations, we need to ...
I believe the future president should make racial disparities between criminal sentences a top priority.
"Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere. "
How is your education? Is it bad, or is it good? In many towns across America, education is poor, and it is hurting students learning abilities. Wi...
I think the problem is that only few states have it.
Bring justice to Washington
The mandatory minimum prison sentencing is unfair for people who have done minor crimes and it needs to be changed.
Domestic violence can be as deadly as a gunshot.
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...
