Agreed, especially since some of the older life sentences were for mere possession.
I had a friend in California whose older brother was murdered in prison, having been sent there for a single joint, after a cop found it on a rourine traffic stop. The really sad part was that it wasn't even his joint; a friend had left it in his car, and he didn't even know it was there.
If weren't for our profit-driven "drug war," he would most likely still be alive today, having lived a good, full life.
It is really sad and there needs to be a continued public outcry of this kind of bullshit. All for profit they keep shoving these non violent "criminals" in with legit crazy killers and rapist. I mean WTF
No argument. It's been going on for way too long.
Prison for profit was a bad idea from the get go.