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social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > offenders > drug offenders
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drug offenders  

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  • Drug offenders have been the fastest growing segment of the U.S. prison population since the mid-1980s. As a result of the “war on drugs,” which focused local enforcement on street dealing and increased sentences for drug crimes, drug offenders now make up a significant proportion of inmates in most state prisons and in the federal corrections systems. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Drug Offenders]

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