People will believe what they want to believe. It's been five years, if Obama wanted to change a lot of these government power deals, he would have done so. Instead, he has done the opposite.
http://open.salon.com/blog/stephannie/2010/05/16/how_many_people_are_incarcerated_for_drug_related_offenses
around 20% of inmates are in jail for drug related crimes.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2223626/Prisons-America-breaking-point-million-citizens-bars.html
overcrowding approaching 45%
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1023129/Thousands-violent-prisoners-released-free-jail-space.html
there you go.
I really don't understand the disconnect here. The talking points could be an attempt to cover up the mistakes that led to four deaths. If that is so, it should be something to look into, yes?