When I was in college, there were 300,000 people incarcerated in the United States; today, there are 2.3 million. 1/3
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Building prisons is a gargantuan urban industry. One of the reasons I want to end the War on Drugs is because almost half of our federal prisoners are nonviolent drug offenders. 2/3

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We should change drug addiction from a criminal issue to a health issue. I don’t want a Drug Czar; I want a Recovery Czar. For a fraction of the money ($100B/yr) that we spend on the War on Drugs every year, we can have a world class network of recovery options. 3/3
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On issue after issue after issue, it’s time to try another way. #Marianne2024
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Here in Arizona Republicans backed by big bucks turned thin into profit centers for their buddies 20 years ago. Today, the taxpayers are picking up the costs for lawsuits against the privatized prisons. Jokes on us! Public schools are next victim. Keep the fight Marianne !!
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Turn these prisons into factories ... let these people back into society ... and give them lots of support!
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I thought the 1st Step Act was supposed to free nonviolent federal prisoners?