Lots of blacks were imprisoned for drug possession a couple of decades ago and many still are. In some states you can use drugs and not get arrested but not so in others.
The following article is dated March 14, 2023. …
The big picture on how many people are locked up in the United States and why
www.prisonpolicy.org
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The third myth: Releasing “nonviolent drug offenders” would end mass incarceration
It’s true that police, prosecutors, and judges continue to punish people harshly for nothing more than drug possession. Drug offenses still account for the incarceration of over 350,000 people.