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Marijuana offenses account for 40% of all drug arrests
Despite the actions of more states to legalize or decriminalize marijuana possession, police officers still arrest more people over pot than any other drug. The FBI reports officers made 663,000 marijuana-related arrests in 2018 across the nation, amounting to four...
Smart Justice plan seeks to end mass incarceration crisis
The United States has 2.2 million people living behind prison bars, more than any other nation in the world. Our national incarceration rate is four to six times larger compared to other countries, such as Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada. Georgia has one of...
