Examines the decrease in African Americans and increase in whites among those in state prisons for drug offenses and discusses possible factors, including trends in drug use, sales, arrests, drug courts, and sentencing policies. Considers implications.
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- Public Welfare Foundation
- Wallace Global Fund
- Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation
- Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
- Elizabeth B. and Arthur E. Roswell Foundation
- General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church
- Herb Block Foundation
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- Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation
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