the Unfair incarceration of non-violent drug possession Scope Within the issue of California’s imprisonment rates, drug related crime in Sacramento is disproportionally high for its population. This population also sees unjust prosecution of African American men. As of 2018, 33 of 35 prisons in California were above 100% capacity, ranging just under 175% capacity for most prisons. Of the male inmates, 28% are African American, although only 5% of California residents are African American. (See statistics here). As of 2017, 8% of those convicted were from drug charges, and small drug crimes have steadily been increasing in persecutions, reaching over twice that of all drugs related charged combined. Proposal To keep our Sacramento Community together, we propose that instead of small level drug possession resulting in criminal charges and jail time, those who have an issue will instead spend time in a rehabilitation clinic. These support systems enable communities to promote wellness rather than punishment.

The Issue California has been experiencing higher numbers of imprisonments for small-quantity drug possession than all other drug crimes including felony/violent ones. Within these charges, a disproportional amount are African American, younger than 21 years old. Young people are also 6.2 times more likely to be arrested. (Statistics here)

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