25-Year Quagmire: The "War On Drugs" and Its Impact on American Society
Contributing Organization(s): Sentencing Project
Author(s)/Creator(s): Marc Mauer; Ryan S. King
Publishing Date: 2007-09-01
Issue Areas: Crime and Safety; Government Reform; Prison Reform
Ownership/Rights Info: Copyright 2007 by The Sentencing Project. Reproduction of this document in full or part in print or electronic format only by permission of The Sentencing Project.
Analysis, based on an analysis of 25 years of government data regarding drugs and the criminal justice system, finds that the "war on drugs" has increasingly targeted low-level offenders for arrest and incarceration, and is largely failing to provide adequate treatment in prison.
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