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RYAN S. KING, a policy analyst with the Sentencing Project, on a report that says the racial disparities reflect an overwhelming focus of law enforcement on drug use in low-income urban areas
Tuesday, May. 06, 2008

Open quoteThe way the war on drugs has been pursued is one of the biggest reasons for the growing racial disparities in criminal justice overall. Close quote

  • RYAN S. KING
  • a policy analyst with the Sentencing Project, on a report that says the racial disparities reflect an overwhelming focus of law enforcement on drug use in low-income urban areas
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