DemocracyFest: Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

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Richard Van Wickler knows about incarceration. For over 20 years he has worked in law enforcement, the last 15 as superintendent for the Cheshire County (NH) Department of Corrections. After four decades of effort, a trillion dollars spent, and too many deaths fighting the `war,' the result is racial disparity in the application of the law, nonviolent offenders incarcerated when it isn't necessary-and none of the drug war's goals have been met. Illegal drugs are in greater supply, more potent, and less expensive than ever. It is a failed policy and should be considered a national crisis demanding immediate reform.

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1 Sunday July 26, 2009 at 5:10 PM
2 Thursday July 30, 2009 at 2:35 PM
3 Saturday August 15, 2009 at 5:35 AM
4 Saturday August 15, 2009 at 11:35 AM
5 Thursday August 20, 2009 at 3:45 PM
6 Wednesday September 2, 2009 at 11:15 PM
7 Thursday September 3, 2009 at 4:15 AM
8 Thursday September 3, 2009 at 10:15 AM

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