A look into the increasing drug epidemic and the effects such as increased prison rates and drug related deaths.
The government is holding people in jail who should have been released years ago. One nonviolent offence should not put you away for life
Every voice matters; every vote counts.
The war on drugs should end because it is terrible for America and the people in it.
Organs for transplant are scarce, so why is America making them even scarcer?
My letter is on the death penalty, and what should be done about it.
The future of overcrowding prison populations are on the line.
Prison laws and management, and crime rates are an issue because I believe that our judicial laws need to change. The laws need to be more strict, ...
We are overcrowding prisons and it very bad for the prisoners and society.
The effects of mass incarceration in my neighborhood.
The issues of marijuana, private prisons, and higher education will face your administration in the upcoming years.
My letter to the next President.
To replace incarceration as a punitive measure for drug offenses with rehabilitation will reduce the holistic harm of the drug policy.
Death Penalty issue
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...
This letter is about, how a change with drug laws may help our country.
20% of all incarcerated people are in for drug offenses, most of which are non-violent
California policymakers struggle to reform our system of juvenile justice.
Our prisons are set up to help people. But, the way our prisons are set up, they don't actually help many convicts.
Is the rapid growth over imprisonment something we should be worried about, and are they preparing those within the system for reinsertion into soc...
If we don't change now, things will only get worse.
I discussed the opportunity optons for those who return form prison and other African Americans.
On how immigration is being handled and other situations
Prisoners being released early from prison for violent or harmful offenses is a serious problem in our justice system, especially when many people ...
There have been many people incarcerated in United States' prisons where there has been abuse, neglect and overall poor conditions. There needs to ...
This letter is about the unfairness of prison sentencing. I believe that it is unfair to serve major sentences to people who have only done minor ...
A few changes that can drastically improve America.
My name is Elizabeth Whitehurst. I am a Junior at St. Thomas More High School. Hopefully, this letter will answer any questions about the death pen...
Prison sentences should be longer because it keeps dangerous criminals off of our city streets.
How do you feel about people being killed for someone else's crimes?
The War On Drugs has had a more negative impact than positive, and it's ruining many people's lives
My letter is about how police brutality is getting out of hand and how prisons are starting to get overcrowded.
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 numbers of inmates should be reduced only in a way that will benefit the inmates but also the country.
Private prisons are bad for our country.
The death penalty in the United States needs to be abolished. It serves no real justice to the community. We as a country need to re-think this pun...
Jail time for most crimes is too short. We need tougher sentences to deter criminals from committing crimes.