Was it all necessary? Is the pursuit of marijuana really so important that a family has to be terrorized and broken apart. Mr. Russell is now serving a five sentence in prison. In an effort to make a few extra dollars for his family, he has now missed out on many things. He had to miss his oldest child graduate from high school. His marriage has stressed to its greatest extreme. And to society he is considered a "criminal." Was sending this person to prison the best thing to do? It just does not seem worth it

For years and years we having been locking up

A once marihuana smoker could very easily become a much harder drug user. And it does happen! One must live in fear and always watch their back. Homosexuality is very predominant in the prison population. The prisoner is faced with this every day. While incarcerated your life is put on a temporary hold, while the rest of the society sources ahead.

During his first wife's first six months of pregnancy, John M. was imprisoned for drug charges. John never had the opportunity to see his daughter born. He also had a very steady career and family. He is now divorced and rarely sees his kid. Thus forcing the mother and daughter to welfare. Did this solve John's drug problems? No, he now has no family, lives in daily fear, and has acquired a more severe drug problem while in prison. How can one rehabilitate when he has nothing to return to in society?

Along with prison life comes family turmoil. Many families have fallen apart because of dru

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