Elderly Non-Violent Drug Offenders Sentenced to Prison

[upstatecajun]

The Oklahoman has an article today highlighting elderly non-violent defendants in drug cases who are sentenced to terms that, due to their age, amount to a life sentence. Often, these seniors' offense is selling their own lawfully obtained precription pills.

Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control spokesman Mark Woodward said the argument is sometimes made that selling prescriptions becomes the only way for the elderly to supplement Social Security benefits and make money

http://www.tloforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=63

[ret5hd]

1. good case for jury nullification

[Lyric]

2. Heartbreaking.

The War On Drugs destroys more lives than drugs themselves ever could.

[Terra Alta]

3. This is very sad.

The "War on Drugs" is really a war on the poor, the elderly, and minorities and serves no useful purpose. I blame Ronald and Nancy Reagan and the "Just Say No" BS. May they both rot in hell. :grr:

[rzemanfl]

4. Shitty retrement plan. But a plan. n/t