The war on Drugs (jan 1, 1980 – jan 1, 2022)
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Black people comprise 13 percent of the U.S. population, and are consistently documented by the U.S. government to use drugs at similar rates to people of other races. But Black people comprise 30 percent of those arrested for drug law violations – and nearly 40 percent of those incarcerated in state or federal prison for drug law violations.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1980
jan 1, 2022
~ 42 years