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  2. List of U.S. states and territories by incarceration and ...

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    Female incarceration rates by country and US state. Per 100,000 female population of all ages. Incarcerated females of all ages (where the data are available). From a 2018 report with latest available data. From the source report: "This graph shows the number of women in state prisons, local jails, and federal prisons from each U.S. state per ...

  3. Decarceration in the United States - Wikipedia

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    According to 2018-2020 statistics, over 2.2 million people in the U.S. are incarcerated in prison, jail and detention centers, [20] with 1.3 million inmates in state prison, [20] 631,000 held in local jails under county and municipal jurisdiction, [20] 226,000 in federal prisons and jails, 50,165 [20] in immigrant detention centers [21] and ...

  4. Cannabis in California - Wikipedia

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    Cannabis in California has been legal for medical use since 1996, and for recreational use since late 2016. The state of California has been at the forefront of efforts to liberalize cannabis laws in the United States, beginning in 1972 with the nation's first ballot initiative attempting to legalize cannabis (Proposition 19).

  5. Race and the war on drugs - Wikipedia

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    A 2013 study by the American Civil Liberties Union determined that a black person in the United States was 3.73 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than a white person, but both races have similar rates of marijuana use. [91] Iowa had the highest racial disparity of the fifty states. [92]

  6. Prisons in California - Wikipedia

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    While prison populations have been declining since their peak in 2006, as of April 2020, 32 of California's 35 state-run prisons have incarcerated populations above their design capacities, and 10 prisons have incarcerated populations greater than the 137.5% limit from the Plata and Coleman court order.

  7. Legalizing Marijuana: Impacts on Prison Systems and the ... - AOL

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    Over the past few years, there has been a lot of talk about the legalization of marijuana and how it would affect our economy. Some numbers point to the reduction of government costs of prison ...

  8. End unjust marijuana incarceration in Florida, vote YES on ...

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    The Last Prisoner Project urges Floridians to support this crucial amendment and help end the era of marijuana-related incarceration. Together, we can create a more just and equitable Florida for all.

  9. 2016 California Proposition 64 - Wikipedia

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    California Proposition 64 helps to remedy marijuana related incarceration rates considerably. However, some argue that the passing of the MORE Act is a necessary next step down the path of decriminalization of the substance, as it would remove cannabis from the controlled substances list and declassify marijuana as a schedule 1 drug. [35]