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5. The "War on Drugs" Keeps Paychecks Coming For Prison Guards?

Sun Sep 13, 2015, 12:32 PM

Sep 2015

And cops, judges, probation or parole officers, and prison contractors. It's the GOP job creation program!

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I hope this gets lots of eyes. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #1

this man needs a national platform to speak from virtualobserver Sep 2015 #2

+1. nt bemildred Sep 2015 #3

K & R AzDar Sep 2015 #4

The "War on Drugs" Keeps Paychecks Coming For Prison Guards? NonMetro Sep 2015 #5

Amen. And a way to disenfranchise non-whites. nt raccoon Sep 2015 #15

It's been very effective for that. bemildred Sep 2015 #16

Brilliant man. Want to read that book.I wonder how he jwirr Sep 2015 #7

I found the book on Amazon here and ordered it. polly7 Sep 2015 #17

Like we should have learned from Prohibition... dougolat Sep 2015 #8

I've advocating decriminalizing all drugs forever. Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #9

Dr. Hart is a major cutie pie Skittles Sep 2015 #12

I've seen him interviewed... ms liberty Sep 2015 #13

He should be Bernie's "drug czar"! dreamnightwind Sep 2015 #14