The United States possesses far and way the largest number of prison inhabitants per-capita in the world, representing five times the normal rate of incarceration. Over half of the United States' inmates are serving for drug-related offenses, with drug felonies also owning the longest average duration for punishment, exceeding white collar fraud and violent offenses.
Decriminalizing drugs allows these people a chance at productivity, and facilitating rehabilitation programs as are prescribed to alcoholics will increase their odds. This population will re-acclimate to society and will help reduce repeat offenders as well.
Source: Sabol, William J., PhD, Couture, Heather, and Harrison, Paige M., Bureau of Justice Statistics, Prisoners in 2006 (Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, December 2007), NCJ219416, p. 26, Appendix Table 13.
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