These "criminals" and or "dopers" have done wrong, but should they really be put in prison for a better portion of their life? To not know anything about these young adults, how could anyone put such harsh judgment upon them without really looking at what is best for these individual's futures and the contributions they can make to our society. They will always be contributing to our states debt behind bars. If these students were permitted to undergo a shorter sentence and a thorough drug rehabilitation, their whole situations could be turned around. They could not only stop hurting society, they could in fact help it. By locking them up and throwing away the key, our state will just be unjustly giving up on them. I think the close minded opinions that have been posted are the exact problem with public opinion. Too many dumb people that think they know everything. One of my best friends fathers is a pastor and apparently used to be a large drug trafficker/ distributor. I am not a religious individual, but by doing the former does that make him ultimately no better than a "criminal"? This is a question I have asked myself many times and is one of the reasons I question what is truly right. I do not believe one mistake should determine whether you are a criminal, and I believe these individuals should be permitted into a rehabilitation center following a smaller amount of jail time. They need to learn their lesson however they also need to start helping society, not hurting it.