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Submitted January 6, 2005 - 11:35 am by Don Henry Ford Jr.
I am flattered by the review.

But not totally surprized. (arrogant, maybe?)

I did live in the trenches of this thing called the War on Drugs for a period of my life. And I was forever marked by the experience. This story I tell is not only my own but that of many others unable to speak on their own behalf. Some are no longer with us--others have no formal education.

My hope is to use this book to "get in the door" so that I may address issues related to this farsical scam (the war on drugs).

Of particular interest to me are the issues of mandatory minimums and the sentencing guidlines federal judges are forced to abide by. Few know the severity of our laws. But many are they that suffer the effects of those laws.

As most of you probably know, the United States of America has the largest prison population in the world, both in gross numbers and also on a per capita basis. Over half of those inmates are in for drugs.

And it isn't working.

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