Quote of the Day | Feb. 17, 2020

“Addiction, substance abuse, the low-level property crime to feed the addiction, that’s a health issue, not a criminal issue. We’re incarcerating people that we’re not really afraid of, we’re just mad at them and we’re putting them in prison for the majority of their productive years for earning a living and stand on their feet.”

-Sarah Edwards, campaign president for Yes on 805 [Tulsa World]

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