For
Breaking the law must have consequences to discourage use.
Against
Treatment and support are more effective than prison.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“It happens because they broke a law some people put in place 100 years ago”
“people doing hard time for gun charges and drugs are those who have multiple arrests, usually for the same thing”
“jail has never healed addiction. Prison teaches survival, not recovery.”
“When people heal, they stop committing crimes. When communities heal, they become safer.”