. They have also suggested that the criminal justice system look at alternative correctional programs, and/or decriminalization of drug offenses. (Levitt)The United States needs to reevaluate their mandatory sentencing laws and find new ways of winning the “War on Drugs”. America should strongly consider reevaluating the two–million-prison population and take each crime and sentence into special consideration. America needs to give judges their discretion back in all cases and get rid of mandatory minimums. Also, the U.S. should stop using “one size fits all “ prison systems and seriously think about separate prisons for the drug offenders with mandated drug treatment programs. “The answer to these criminals problems can’t just be in prison” (Casa). America needs to deal with our problems not incarcerate them. References“ All About Mandatory Minimum Sentences (MMS).” 1988.http://www.famm.org/about.htn (12 July 2000).Call, Jack E.; Cole , Richard “Prison Journal” v76 n1 p92 (15)March 1996. http://web1.infotrac-college.com/wadsworth (15 June 2000).Casa, Kathryn. “Prisons: the new growth industry.” v35 i33 p152 July 1999. http://web1.infotrac-college.com/wadsworth (15 June 2000).Cose, Ellis “Locked Away and Forgotten: We’re going to have to face up to it –the prison system doesn’t work.” V135 i9 p54 Feb 2000. Gibbons, Rodney; Pisciotta, Frank. “Corrections in the 21st Century.” V61 i4 p62 (5) July 1999. http://web.1.infotrac-college.com/wadsworth (15 June 2000).Levitt, Steven D. “The Effect of Prison Population on Crime Rates.” v1111 n2 p319 (33) May 1996. http://web1.infotrac-college.com/wadswor (22 June 2000). http://web1.infotrac-college.com/wadswor (15 June 2000)Prison Rehabilitationby Amanda Myers...
