Pubdate: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 Source: Houston Chronicle (TX) Webpage: Copyright: 2007 Houston Chronicle Publishing Company Division, Hearst Newspaper Contact: http://www.chron.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/198 Note: One of three letters listed under "Prison Or Rehabilitation?" Author: Kirk Muse ONE EASY SOLUTION THERE is an easy and common sense solution to the prison overcrowding problem in Texas: Reserve jails and prisons for those who intentionally harm others against their will. Taxpayers of Texas should be tired of paying for room, board and education on how to become a "real" criminal. Legalizing illegal drugs would make the term "drug-related crime" obsolete. KIRK MUSE Mesa, Ariz. - --- MAP posted-by: Steve Heath