I read the entire article yesterday, long before it was posted here. Not sure why you think I haven't read it, or how your quoted snippets contradict what I said in any way.

I read the article myself, long before it was posted here. But I think you need to read it again, because you're misrepresenting the facts.

Whereas major cities like San Francisco and New York City are taking a different tact to dealing with a drug problem (shorter sentences and treatment instead of jail time), that small Indiana town is doing the opposite thing - longer jail sentences that don't match the crime committed.

That's the gist of the article, but that's not what you seem to have taken from it.