In this excerpt from his extended Exile Nation Project interview, Eric Sterling of the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation describes the racism that was inherent in American drug laws since their early inception in the 1800's. ABOUT THE PROJECT The Land of the Free punishes or imprisons more of its citizens than any other nation. This collection of testimonials from criminal offenders, family members, and experts on America's criminal justice system puts a human face on the millions of Americans subjugated by the US Government's 40 year, one trillion dollar social catastrophe: The War on Drugs; a failed policy underscored by fear, politics, racial prejudice and intolerance in a public atmosphere of "out of sight, out of mind." This extended interview with Eric Sterling is #1 of 100 in The Exile Nation Project's archive. FULL INTERVIEW: vimeo.com ERIC STERLING Since 1989, Eric E. Sterling has been the President of The Criminal Justice Policy Foundation, a private non-profit educational organization that helps educate the nation about criminal justice problems. Mr. Sterling was Counsel to the US House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary from 1979 until 1989. On the staff of the Subcommittee on Crime, (Rep. William J. Hughes (D-NJ), Chairman), he was responsible for drug enforcement, gun control, money laundering, organized crime, pornography, terrorism, corrections, and military assistance to law enforcement, among many issues. He was a principal aide in developing ...