The Department of Justice Smart on Crime Initiative

Review the Department of Justice Smart on Crime Initiative
http://www.justice.gov/ag/smart-on-crime.pdf
and the Attorney General’s remarks on the reforms intended to alleviate federal prison overcrowding.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oteyZs8Yvv4
Write a 1,400-1,750-word paper in which you explain how federal reforms to the drug offender prosecutions, the compassionate release program and the use of evidence-based alternatives would reduce prison populations and prison costs while still ensuring protection of the community.