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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
CST Editorial Board

Putting an end to dead-end drug arrests is the right move

Razor-sharp wire lines the west side fence at Cook County Jail. (Sun-Times files)

One doesn’t have to look far to find evidence that incarceration is not a solution to society’s drug problem.

Locking up men and women in federal prison for drugs hasn’t led to lower rates of substance abuse, arrests or overdose deaths, according to a 2018 brief by The Pew Charitable Trusts.

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