Via EconLog: Official stats from the Dept. of Justice show that the ratio of violent offenders in jail to drug offenders was 2.6:1 in 2003 -- up from 9:1 in 1980.
The drug war is for real. And anyone who doesn't think this is a huge distraction from the fight against real crime doesn't know how to multiply or add...
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