US HI: PUB LTE: Criminal Justice Priorities Skewed

Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 18 Jul 2011 – I’ve seen three news items recently that have left me scratching my head about our criminal justice system. Laurie Temple wrote about how 60 percent of drug offenders in Hawaii are busted for non-violent crimes such as possession (“The failed drug war: Time to change tactics,” Star-Advertiser, Island Voices, June 17).