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Race & the War on Drugs (10/17/2003)

Race & the War on Drugs Position Paper

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Description: This ACLU position paper argues that the United States cannot and should not tolerate laws that systematically target communities of color. Yet, this is precisely the outcome of the current War on Drugs. The time has come to reverse course in a disastrous, ineffective, and racist approach to drug law enforcement.
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