Decades of Disparity: New Study Underscores Severity of Racial Bias in Drug-Related Law Enforcement
A new study underscores the severity of racial bias in drug-related law enforcement. According to Human Rights Watch, African Americans were arrested as much as five-and-a-half times as whites on drug charges every year for the past three decades. The trend dates back to 1980, the earliest date with complete data. Ref. Source 3