What Are We Coming To?
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...
Surprise! Crime rates have gone down!
This letter explains the flaws in our criminal justice system and how they can be the start of more racism and a divided country
Is the rapid growth over imprisonment something we should be worried about, and are they preparing those within the system for reinsertion into soc...
Dear Future President,
I am against the death penalty. It is cruel punishment and we should not punish murder with murder.
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 ...
Men should have more respect for women and should raise their sons to have respect too.
Animal cruelty is wrong, and should have a more serious punishment for those who abuse animals.
Should the average person of color fear for their life, or are they blowing this out of proportion?
In this letter you will read about immigrants like me who should receive citizenship and why we deserve it.
We need more laws to ensure guns don't end up in the wrong hands.
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...
Donald Trump has expressed his opinion many times regarding capital punishment, and here's my response...
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.
Dear Next President: This infographic illustrates many examples of the inconsistencies and bias in our criminal justice system. As the next preside...
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...
The effects of mass incarceration in my neighborhood.
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...
Death penalty is inhumane.
No race should be superior to another, therefore the system needs to change.
African Americans now constitute nearly 1 million of the total 2.3 million incarcerated population and are incarcerated at nearly six times the rat...
I think the problem is that only few states have it.
A letter of hope for our american countries
Dear Next President, Will you reform the Justice System? Shouldn't everyone have justice? The haves AND the have-nots? Listen to this Hamilton-insp...
Do you want to continued to be judged or treated unfairly because of your race?
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...
Dear Mr/Madam President the death penalty is an issue that is highly disputed in the US. While there are many people for it, there is also a large...
Should Minors who commit serious crimes be treated less severely than adults?
There are too many injustices in the criminal justice system for American citizens to truly be safe.
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 ...
Concerned by recent cases in which police officers accused of violent crimes are acquitted in court, Jackie Payne wants the next president to addre...
The Honorable Upcoming President Dear Mr. / Mrs. I am a resident of Miami, FL and I am writing to you in regards to a problem in my community whic...
Crime rates in America are way too high. Something needs to be done–its not going be easy though.
As a young black male, Mark Jackson worries about police violence every day. He hopes the next president will bring more accountability to the nati...
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 ...
Institutional Racism in the U.S.
There should be no curfews in all cities in the United States
This letter outlines the injustice served to reporting rape victims, the misconceptions surrounding rape, and the reasons rape culture is still bei...
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...
The burden of being raped, sexually harassed, or sexual abused is not understood in America, leading to problems with our justice system and rapist...
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 next president has a crucial influence on the future of the Supreme Court, which significantly affects the functioning of our entire country. T...
Dear Next President: Is this really justice? Discrimination by race is unjust. How will you work during your presidency to change these injustices?
A letter by Michael Calderon
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...
Letter to the president based upon police brutality.
This is about how guns are sold illegally and how guns should be sold and police should crack down on illegal gun dealers
Jail time for most crimes is too short. We need tougher sentences to deter criminals from committing crimes.
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...
3 points addressing this huge issue
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...
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 ...
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.
Ellaina Andrew
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 wrong and should not be taken lightly.
The presidential debates seem to be focused around the many problems American citizens have been facing during this nightmare of a year, but althou...
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.
20% of all incarcerated people are in for drug offenses, most of which are non-violent
An urgent letter examining the many cracks in the once rigid structure of the criminal justice system.
We need more restrictions on gun control for the safety of our citizens
Domestic violence can be as deadly as a gunshot.
Dear future president, I just wanted to tell you about criminal justice and how we can help it a bit more by having some sort of programs ...
Dear Mr/Mrs. president,
The law states that we’re all supposed to be treated equally, but we minorities beg to differ.
We are overcrowding prisons and it very bad for the prisoners and society.
This letter details the problems with criminal justice system of America and other problems that follow because of it.
The mandatory minimum prison sentencing is unfair for people who have done minor crimes and it needs to be changed.
Criminal justice is not equal for all races.
The death penalty is unfair, unconstitutional, and ineffective. This needs to change.
A life changing crime with a punishment way too small
Black men must be treated fairly.
Police Brutality is a growing issue in our nation that needs a valid, long-term solution.
Many judges these days are giving harsher or more lenient sentences based on the race, gender, sexuality, religion, or social class of the offender.
"Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere. "
I believe the future president should make racial disparities between criminal sentences a top priority.
Criminal Injustice
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 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 rising reports of police brutality towards minorities (especially African-Americans) has reached critical condition. I speak on the matter of d...
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...
The criminal justice system has been corrupted by racial discrimination. Justice has become injustice, only you can stop this madness.
State funded prisons cost a lot to upkeep.
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 needs to be changed to be fair and reduce taxes.
Gang Violence
The criminal justice system is becoming more unfair for this country more and more every day.
The American justice system should be restructured to prioritize crimes in order of seriousness, and have pre-determined jail times for each crime.
Racial Profiling is a problem that needs to be solved
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...
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 criminal justice system in this country needs to be improved!
The court room is a very intense place with different systems and procedures to help it run functionally. With the increasing rate of incarceration...
Prisoners being released early from prison for violent or harmful offenses is a serious problem in our justice system, especially when many people ...
In our society, the harshest form of punishment is the death penalty, given as a capital punishment. But, it is immoral, expensive, and discriminat...
Executing criminals that convicted the most violent crimes should not be put to death; Therefore it should not be a form of punishment. ...
