“So called ‘tough on crime’ policies have failed our nation and its families, while ‘smart on crime’ policies work… We know that drug treatment is seven times more effective than incarceration for drug addicts, basic human decency demands our nation makes the switch. The fate of hundreds of people and the children who need them home and sober hang in the balance. Great progress is being made in states from New York to Georgia with strong bipartisan support. The time has come for all of us to do all that we can. The future of our families, states, and nation demand it.” – Benjamin Todd Jealous, President & CEO NAACP
Read more about the Charge to End the War on Drugs and read the full letter to President Obama on the National NAACP website.