Government programs are notorious for achieving the opposite results of their intended goals. Th us, if we are intent on increasing crime, we increase the number graduating from our crime institutes, then we'll be assured of exceeding our goals. Alternatives to prison, such as house arrest, are proven to be more cost efficient and more effective in placing criminals back in the mainstream. We ought to insist criminals pay restitution to their victims. Perhaps criminals ought to pay two or three times damages.
Restitution is rehabilitation.
We must recognize rehabilitation as hard work and the struggle toward upward mobility. The war on drugs is actually a war on people. No one knows how many people are addicted to Valium, but dependency takes just a few weeks of regular use. Forty-five million people take Valium sometime each year, ingesting two billion tablets. Everyday we live and work among people addicted to Valium.