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Drug offenders

Federal Drug Offenders, 1999 with Trends 1984-99

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 2001 202/307-0784

FEDERAL DRUG LAW CHANGES LED TO LONGER PRISON SENTENCES

WASHINGTON, D.C. - More than 38,200 people were referred to federal prosecutors for alleged drug offenses during 1999, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. About 84 percent of these suspects were subsequently charged in a U.S. district court.

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