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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 15 > Number of blacks jailed for drug offenses declines

Number of blacks jailed for drug offenses declines

New study shows first such decline in 25 years

By Solomon Moore / The Bulletin
April 15, 2009

The number of African-American drug offenders in state prisons has declined for the first time since the start of the war on drugs by law enforcement agencies 25 year ago, even as convictions of white drug offenders have increased, according to a new study released Tuesday.

The study, by the....

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