Thursday, June 28, 2007

Democratic candidates touch on the drug war I didn't watch this round of debates - Democratic candidates dealing with minority issues: U.S. Senator Joe Biden, U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton, U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd, former U.S. Senator John Edwards, former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel, U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich, U.S. Senator Barack Obama and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson. But from the brief recaps I've seen around the web, the drug war got some play, with Gravel and Kucinich, of course, but also with Biden, Dodd, Richardson, and Clinton at least, giving some mention to things such as eliminating mandatory minimums and crack/powder disparities, and making needle exchange available to reduce HIV. This is a refreshing change from the notion of appealing to African-Americans by offering increased enforcement in their communities. 9:58:10 PM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []

Why aren't you in jail yet? The United States has 5% of the world's population... ... but 25% of the world's prison population. We lead the entire world in incarceration rates. We even lead the world in actual numbers of those imprisoned So..., and I'm just asking here..., with all these people in jail, how did we manage to miss this one? 7:54:30 AM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []