Get rid of mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders, promote and partner with businesses who would hire ex-felons so they would not feel hopeless or helpless when released. Also consider a federal mandate for sentencing to substance abuse treatment for first time offenders in a therapeutic setting, versus an institutional one. Mandating treatment is both fiscally more responsible, as well as morally correct for people who are sick with chemical dependency, but otherwise without guile.
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