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The incarceration of Black people for drug-related convictions is disproportionately and rapidly growing.

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A report released in 2003 shows that while African-Americans constitute approximately 12% of the country’s population and 13% of substance users, they account for 33% of all drug-related arrests, 62% of drug-related convictions, and 70% of drug-related incarcerations.