WAR ON DRUGS OR WAR ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE? Dear friends, One out of nine school-age children in the US has one or both parents in prison, for the most part on drug-related convictions. The average sentence for a first time, non-violent drug offender is longer than the average for rape, child molestation, bank robbery or manslaughter. More money is being spent on prisons than on schools. We are assured that the article has been exhaustively researched and footnoted. The author is from the no-nonsense November Coalition, from whom references and other resources are available – [EMAIL PROTECTED] The URL is http://www.november.org