The Washington Post reports that the U.S. Sentencing Commission is considering recommending some common sense on drug crime sentencing.
Astonishingly, the article fails to put the import of this in its proper perspective.
Given the state of American drug policy debates, drug courts seem to be the most pragmatic path to ending this insanity. There may come a day when we make more radical changes in drug policy, but, for the time being, drug courts balance concerns about public safety, drug control and the wanton incarceration of people whose primary crime is being an addict.
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I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I currently serve as the Director of Social Work and Spiritual Care for a healthcare system. I've also served as the Director of Behavioral Health at another hospital. I'm also a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work.
Views expressed here are my own.
Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time.
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