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Fewer blacks jailed, but disparities persist

The news: An April study by the Washington, D.C.-based Sentencing Project found that the number of African Americans incarcerated for drug offenses dropped 21.6 percent nationwide from 1999 to 2005, while the number of white drug offenders increased by 42.6 percent during the same period. Behind the news: Illinois has been behind the curve in […]

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