All of the following are true about the war on drugs and minorities EXCEPT
a. The result of more punitive minimum sentencing laws has resulted in a greater number of whites imprisoned
b. Blacks are incarcerated for drug violations at a rate seventeen times that of non-Hispanic whites
c. Hispanics are incarcerated for drug violations at a rate eight times that of non-Hispanic whites
d. Although 70 percent of drug users are non Hispanic whites, 78 percent of those imprisoned for drug use are African American or Hispanic
ANS: a
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