The drug war and mass incarceration are the worst thing to happen to our criminal justice system since, well, ever. And that's not getting into the privatized prison debacle, which allows corporations to profit off the criminalization of citizens for minor infractions and victimless crimes.

Sadly, because of the drug war and terrible sentencing practices, there's not enough room for a lot of people who actually need to be there. What you've done has a lot less to do with your punishment than the lawyer you can afford will.