A new era in america'S war on drugs

• Autores: Peter Aldhous
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2931, 2013, pág. 12
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • As well as new ways to treat addiction, the US government seems to be adopting a more nuanced take on its "war on drugs"--a policy that has seen the US imprison a higher proportion of people on drugs charges than any other nation. On Aug 12, US Attorney General Eric Holder announced a plan to reduce the currently lengthy minimum sentences handed out under federal law for non-violent drug offenders. And some states are bringing in even more significant changes. In 2007, Texas abandoned plans to spend $523 million on building prisons, and instead invested around half that on crime-reduction policies, including expanding substance-abuse treatment programs. Crime rates in the state are now down to levels not seen since the 1960s.