The effect of marijuana legalization on jail populations in Washington State

In 2012, Washington State legalized the production, sale, and possession of marijuana through Initiative 502. Advocates of legalization argued that it would decrease the jail population and reduce the disproportionate incarceration of minorities, reasoning that the police would refocus their resourc...

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Authors: Stanton, Duane (Author) ; Mei, Xiahon (Author) ; Kim, Sohee (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: The prison journal
Year: 2020, Volume: 100, Issue: 4, Pages: 510-530
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Keywords:
Marijuana
Jails
Minorities
Women
Race