Prison overcrowding in America can be significantly reduced.

[TheCowsCameHome]

If idiots would just stop electing Republicans!

[SofaKingLiberal]

1. WTF? What should we do, stop letting rapists and murderers go

to make room for the evil pot smokers?

[OneBlueSky]

2. actually, I wonder how many beds we'd free up if we . . .

a) released anyone imprisoned for pot-related offenses, and

b) released anyone imprisoned for possession of any other drug in "personal use" quantities . . .

wonder what percentage of the current US prison population that would cover . . . anyone know? . . .

[ProudDad]

3. According to the DOJ

Probably over 25% of the 2 million incarcerated.

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/dcf/correct.htm

55% of Federal prisoners:

http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/409/toohigh.shtml

[ProudDad]

4. I also happen to know for sure

that about 80% of all prisoners had drug or alcohol use as part of their pathology -- the emotional stew they lived in that resulted in their crimes.