- 2,506
- 109
- Joined
- Aug 23, 2005
[h1]"The Whole System Relies on These Arrests": The NYPD's Racist Marijuana Arrest Crusade And Its National Implications[/h1]
The Bronx Defenders report reinforces research conducted by the Marijuana Arrests Research Project, an online database and analysis hub. In multiple studies, the Project has found overwhelming racial bias and illegality behind marijuana arrests in New York City and around the country. “Whites use marijuana at similar if not higher rates than blacks, yet blacks and Latinos make up nearly 90 percent of all arrests in New York City,