The Rockefeller Drug Laws: America'S War On Drugs: A War We Are Causing, A War We Can Solve

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Ross A

 

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December 1, 2012

 

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Yet African Americans and Latinos comprise 91% of drug offenders in New York's prisons. Whites make up only 8%." (Duane, 2) Furthermore, black men are admitted to prison on drug charges at eleven times the rate of white men. The Justice Policy Institute recently released a comprehensive study on the issues of race, poverty, unemployment and selective prosecution within the context of the war on drugs...
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The statistics on women, particularly women of color, in New York State Prisons is alarming. More than 83% of women sent to state prison report alcohol or substance abuse problems prior to arrest. Between 1973 and 2006, the number of women in New York State prisons increased by approximately 645%. As of January 2006, more than 82% of women drug offenders were women of color, three fourths are mothers...
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