Feds May Be Rethinking the Drug War, but States Have Been Leading the Way

Feds may be rethinking the drug war, but states have been leading the way
In a new Pew Research Center report, 67% of people said government should focus more on treating people who use illegal drugs, compared with 26% saying prosecution should be the focus. More than six-in-ten (63%) now say that state moves away from …
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The man who led a revolution inside NY prisons
At its peak, more than seventy thousand men and women were held in state correctional facilities, many on lengthy mandatory drug sentences. But over the last few years, the prison system has begun to shrink … The new Rockefeller drug laws, approved …
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30 States Have Changed Ridiculous Drug Laws Since 2009
Only nine states have reduced their prison population over the past few years: California, Texas, North Carolina, Colorado, Arkansas, New York, Florida, Virginia and Maryland. This fact sheet includes total state costs of prisons as well as average …
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