Independence Day Special: This Is Your Country on Drugs

DRUGS & RACE INDEX

Percentage of inmates incarcerated in state and federal prisons during 1998
for drug offenses who are white: 20 (1)

Percentage of inmates incarcerated in state and federal prisons during 1998
for drug offenses who are black: 57 (2)

Percentage of inmates incarcerated in state and federal prisons during 1998
for drug offenses who are Hispanic: 22 (3)

Percentage of clients in drug and alcohol treatment facilities in 1998 who
are white: 58.3 (4)

Percentage of clients in drug and alcohol treatment facilities in 1998 who
are black: 23.9 (5)

Percentage of clients in drug and alcohol treatment facilities in 1998 who
are Hispanic: 13.5 (6)

Average length of a drug sentence for whites: 58 months (7)

Average length of a drug sentence for blacks: 107 months (7)

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