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Criminal

Jul. 29, 2000

Californians in Prisons for Drugs Have Increased 25-Fold Since 1980

California has twice as many people serving time in state prisons for drug offenses as the state's entire prison population 20 years ago, the Justice Policy Institute reported Thursday.

By Ed Kimble
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        California has twice as many people serving time in state prisons for drug offenses as the state's entire prison population 20 years ago, the Justice Policy Institute reported Thursday.
        The report,...

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