在美国,某些人认为,应该建立独立劳动营专门关押轻微犯罪人和吸毒成瘾者,而有的人主张,这些人都不应该关押。在1962年联邦最高法院声明,吸毒成瘾本身不是犯罪,而且不能仅因为人们的吸毒成瘾“状态”就关押他们。一、吸毒罪犯吸食毒品一直与高比率犯罪行为相联系。在美国13座主要城市开展的一项全国性研究中,44%到87%的被逮捕者吸毒。根据全国性调查,司法统计局报告说,所有囚犯中, In the United States, some people think that an independent labor camp should be set up specifically for the detention of minor offenders and drug addicts, while others argue that none of these people should be held in detention. In 1962 the Federal Supreme Court stated that drug addiction itself was not a crime and could not be held just because of drug addiction. Drug abusers drug abusers have been linked to high rates of criminal activity. In a nationwide study of 13 major U.S. cities, 44% to 87% of those arrested used drugs. According to a national survey, Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that among all prisoners,