... due to drug convictions. In 1998, drug law violators comprised 21% of all adults serving time in State prisons - 236,800 out of 1,141,700 State inmates. Nonviolent offenders accounted for Eighty-four percent (84%) of the increase in state and federal prison admissions since 1980. Department of corrections data show that about a fourth of those initially imprisoned for nonviolent crimes are sentenced for a second time for ... user from the unacceptable risk' drug user. Decriminalization involves the removal of criminal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use. Small fines m...

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... due to drug convictions. In 1998, drug law violators comprised 21% of all adults serving time in State prisons - 236,800 out of 1,141,700 State inmates. Nonviolent offenders accounted for Eighty-four percent (84%) of the increase in state and federal prison admissions since 1980. Department of corrections data show that about a fourth of those initially imprisoned for nonviolent crimes are sentenced for a second time for ... user from the unacceptable risk' drug user. Decriminalization involves the removal of criminal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use. Small fines m...

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... due to drug convictions. In 1998, drug law violators comprised 21% of all adults serving time in State prisons - 236,800 out of 1,141,700 State inmates. Nonviolent offenders accounted for Eighty-four percent (84%) of the increase in state and federal prison admissions since 1980. Department of corrections data show that about a fourth of those initially imprisoned for nonviolent crimes are sentenced for a second time for ... user from the unacceptable risk' drug user. Decriminalization involves the removal of criminal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use. Small fines m...

• Word Count: 4899
• Approx Pages: 20