Drug Use is a Medical Problem, Not Criminal

I can't believe a workers in the courthouse jail in Courtroom 302 are allowed to treat those convicted of a crime. I understand that the people in this jail may have done some pretty bad things, but they are human and who knows what caused them to become bad. When I read that a man died in this jail because of neglect when he needed medical help and the workers got off without any punishments I was appalled. He had a history of medical problems which probably a main reason of his drug use and instead of helping him, they tell him to shut up. What kind of country is this? In addition, as Sal stated, drug use is a medical problem, but is treated as a criminal problem. Just as alcoholics need help, so do drug users. In an in class experiment where the uses, effects...and so on were stated without the name of the drug, cigarettes and alcohol were seen as more harmful than marijuana which can land people in jail. So instead of locking up drug users with muderers we should give them the medical help they need.