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Racial DisparityOf all the drug-related offenders minorities,specifically African-Americans, make up more than half of the prison population. While we cant just stop arresting people based on race we can help curb this statistic by reducing sentences for petty drug offenses and by promoting rehabilitation rather than punishment and incarceration. If we make a concentrated effort to rehabilitate prisoners,most of which are minorities, then the chances of repeat offenders will diminish greatly.
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