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Published March 09, 2013, 12:00 AM

The Byrd's Nest: Are we really too drunk to jail?

Earlier this week while watching my 10-month-old son playing with his toys on our living room floor, I tried to imagine what life would be like if he were suddenly gone. I imagined waking up in a hospital bed surrounded by doctors and nurses doing their best to tell me that my car had been struck by a drunk driver and the baby didn’t make it.

By: Klark Byrd, The Dickinson Press

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