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...
The court room is a very intense place with different systems and procedures to help it run functionally. With the increasing rate of incarceration...
A few changes that can drastically improve America.
Abortion...why its right
VAWA ( Violence Against Women Act) and the three strike law needs to be improved in America.
The mistreatement of citizens by law enforcement is a serious issue in today's society. Police shootings are often caused by law enforcement making...
MEdicinal marijuan shoul be used for medical help
Laws surrounding incarceration should be less harsh.
Inmates with mental health concerns should be treated as patients, not prisoners
Drug Abuse in the U.S
In recent years there have been many cases of unnecessary force used by the police against Black people. Nowadays, it seems that the situation is g...
Children are thrown into foster care for unspecific amounts or time when their parents are seen as unfit. Those unfit parents often lose their chil...
This letter explains the horrifying issue of puppy mills, and why our future president needs to step in and handle this issue.
This letter is about getting more laws on guns, so the gun violence decreases.
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...
This letter is about, how a change with drug laws may help our country.
This letter is about how abortion is wrong and cruel and should be no more. It may not seem like a big issue but this problem effects the world so ...
BEES ON DECLINE
The death penalty is unfair, unconstitutional, and ineffective. This needs to change.
Jail time for most crimes is too short. We need tougher sentences to deter criminals from committing crimes.
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...
Mental Health is an issue many people face here in the United States. We should be trained to handle and deal with that issue.
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...
My letter is about the immigration system in the United States. It includes the problems with it and how the next president needs to fix for our co...
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.
Prison overcrowding issues.
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,...
The effects of mass incarceration in my neighborhood.
I'm writing about how drugs can affect the U.S in a bad way
An act in Louisiana that allows creationism to be taught in the classroom instead of evolution
Death Penalty issue
Prisoners being released early from prison for violent or harmful offenses is a serious problem in our justice system, especially when many people ...
The war on drugs - A failure still funded.
Abortion is wrong in so many ways, not all of them can be named.
Dear Next President: This infographic illustrates many examples of the inconsistencies and bias in our criminal justice system. As the next preside...
Once we're 18, we're adults and can fight for the military, but not have a drink? Unfair!
Why does America have only 5% of the world's population, yet 22% of the world's incarcerated population? It's time to end the idea that "being toug...
A Letter by Angelly
Beginning to understand how the War on Drugs is affecting everyday lives of those around us, is step one
Drugs is a gigantic problem in the United States and we need to finally do the right thing.
Some drugs can't help ease patients' pain and symptoms. Marijuana can be the solution to that problem.
Although the Controlled Substances Act states that cannabis is illegal, 4 states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana...
Sexual assault is a very big problem in our world right know, and laws around them need to be more defined
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.
Gun control laws are worsening our citizen's ability to fight back.
What Happened to the word "Secure" in our country?
Organs for transplant are scarce, so why is America making them even scarcer?
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...
My letter is about drug incarceration in America, showing how one choice can affect many other areas of our lives.
Legislature has begun to fall to marketing practices and tricks.
Prison sentences should be longer because it keeps dangerous criminals off of our city streets.
The drug policy and drug war are overly strict and do not solve any of America's drug problems.
My letter is about the federal and state prison systems. It talks about the increase in Incarcerated inmates, and their crimes. Also it gives stati...
Understanding an issue facing millions of Americans
The war on drugs is a failure and we should be taking steps forward to address this issue.
Nine thousand nine hundred and sixty seven lives were taken away during alcohol related accidents. Out of those nine thousand nine hundred and sixt...
Medical marijuana, is it really as bad as it is deemed to be?
Dear Future President, Illegal immigration has been way out of hand and is causing America to be overflowing with drugs, filled with sexual hara...
My thoughts about how the president should take charge on abortion laws.
Gun control is an issue on which Americans are deeply divided, and Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump couldn't be farther apart on it. The fact that...
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 ...
An immigration reform should be developed.
Our prisons are set up to help people. But, the way our prisons are set up, they don't actually help many convicts.
Out of 160 countries, 61% have a minimum drinking age of 18-19 years old; only the U.S and a mere 11 other counties have it set to 21.The U.S has a...
Athletes abuse the laws against performance enhancing drugs and illegal drugs, and who blames them, they get away with it.
The drug War in America
Drug Laws
Minimum sentence requirements and the masses
Restricting abortions would only make sense in a perfect universe, where every child gets their share of necessities and emotional support. We know...
Drugs and Alcohol should be regulated better than it is now
People from ages 12 to 20 should not be criminalized for use of drugs
Abortion is a spiteful solution to a fixable problem; it’s taking the life of an innocent child.
America needs to keep their food waste nominal and feed the 1 in 6 mouths who suffer from hunger daily.
Just because you have the power to end a life doesn't mean you have to use and abuse that power. People are out here buying guns then selling them...
A thirteen-year-old Mexican girl was raped by her uncle and was refused an abortion. Abortions are illegal in Mexico unless someone is raped. ...
My letter is on the death penalty, and what should be done about it.
Every voice matters; every vote counts.
Bring awareness of LGBT discrimination.
Illegal immigration has been a problem in the US for a while now, it is affecting our economy and breaking our laws.
My letter to the next President.
Marijuana should be legalized and the money should go for rehab costs.
20% of all incarcerated people are in for drug offenses, most of which are non-violent
Some characteristics you should have and thoughts on abortion.
The government is holding people in jail who should have been released years ago. One nonviolent offence should not put you away for life
Sexual assault is something that needs a more serious punishment. The person who is getting arrested for sexual assault on average only spends a ye...
Why the war on drugs Is such a huge fail and how to fix it
On how immigration is being handled and other situations
by Jessica Gonzalez
Child abuse need to be stop.You can help help by speaking up.
What America needs is smarter gun control laws. Not less, not more.
We are overcrowding prisons and it very bad for the prisoners and society.
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...
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...
Abortion should be illegal because it's an act of muder. Why is mudering someone illegal but aborting a innocent baby isn't. They are the SAME t...
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...
Drug Advertisements need to change
Texting while driving laws should be more enforced because it distracts the driver and puts lives at risk.
Our U.S. Drug Policy
There is no national law that mandates recycling. Therefore, we must have a mandatory recycling law to create a better future and clean environment.
There needs to be more solutions and stricter laws to prevent driving under the influence. People are losing family members unexpectedly. The next ...
