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 Please write an essay addressing the following: Discuss the merits of drug courts and drug prisons. Should first-time drug offenders be given the opportunity to go through a drug court program? Why or Why not? Please explain your position. Should those who possess drugs, sell drugs, traffic drugs, etc. be sent to a different type of prison? Why or why not? Please explain your position. If yes, what should the prison be like for each type of drug crime offender? Please cite your sources and list them at the end of your essay in proper APA format.