Number of federal prisoners on sharp increase

NOLA ^ | 12/15/2003 | Associated Press

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"We've more than doubled the number of drug cases that this office has historically indicted, and they're the type of cases where the accused is more likely to be detained," said U.S. Attorney David Dugas. "I'd say the principal reason for the growth in prisoners is those increased drug prosecutions."

In other news, 8 to 12 million illegal aliens remain at large, and more arrive daily across the Mexican and Canadian borders. But we have decided that it's more important to imprison purveyors of politically incorrect substances that harm only the person that uses them than to detain and deport potential terrorists.

The insanity continues ...