As a result of the War on Drugs waged by the Reagan and first Bush administrations,

a. there was an increase in the proportion of inmates who were blacks.
b. there was no change in the proportion of inmates who were blacks.
c. there was a decrease in the proportion of inmates who were blacks.


Answer: a

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