CRIME/DEBATES/DRUGS: “One of the things that is said, in the ’80s, we passed 100%, all 100 senators voted for it, a bill on drugs and how to deal with drugs. It was a mistake. I’ve been trying to change it since then, particularly the portion on cocaine. That’s why I’ve been arguing that, in fact, we should not send anyone to jail for a pure drug offense… That’s why I set up drug courts which were never funded by republican friends. They should not be going to jail for a drug or an alcohol problem. They should be going into treatment.”
-Joe Biden on Oct. 22, 2020, “Debate transcript: Trump, Biden final presidential debate moderated by Kristen Welker,” usatoday.com, Oct. 23, 2020