It's interesting to see such a true example of the ad hominem fallacy.
You can very easily do more research on his writing on mass incarceration, since he appears to be internationally famous for it, is cited widely, and writes on the Internet about it.
Worth the reminder: I find no evidence that the author thinks that the drug was is a good thing, and lots of evidence that he sees mass incarceration as a problem.
In fact, if you want to do more research on the paper, you could start by reading it: the author doesn't even think most violent offenders should be incarcerated.
You can very easily do more research on his writing on mass incarceration, since he appears to be internationally famous for it, is cited widely, and writes on the Internet about it.
Worth the reminder: I find no evidence that the author thinks that the drug was is a good thing, and lots of evidence that he sees mass incarceration as a problem.
In fact, if you want to do more research on the paper, you could start by reading it: the author doesn't even think most violent offenders should be incarcerated.