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Who’s Really in Prison for Marijuana?

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Cover, Title Page, Acknowledgements, Table of Contents (PDF 425 kb)

Foreward (PDF 235 kb)

Summary (PDF 220 kb)

Scratching the Surface (PDF 285 kb)

   The same old story
   Looking at the laws
   Possession vs. trafficking

Beyond the Claims (PDF 230 kb)

Untangling the Statistics (PDF 309 kb)

   Numbers don’t lie—but they can deceive
   State prison system
   Federal court system
   Sentencing on the level
   How plea bargains distort the picture
   The rest of the story: What the
          headlines don’t reveal
   Crimes and punishment

A System That Works (PDF 227 kb)

   Alternatives to incarceration

Conclusion (PDF 217 kb)

Notes (PDF 341 kb)