Land of the Free?: Drug Policy, Public Narrative, and the Growth of Incarciration in America

Land of the Free? is a source-based examination of drug policy, crime statistics, incarceration, and racial disparities within the American justice system. Rather than relying on political rhetoric or social assumptions, the book investigates whether public narratives surrounding drug use and crime have consistently aligned with measurable evidence and documented enforcement outcomes.
Drawing from statistical data, historical policy, sentencing structures, and recorded enforcement practices,...