New report shows racial disparity in Travis County drug arrests

New report shows racial disparity in Travis County drug arrests

new report is highlighting racial disparities in drug arrests in Travis County. Four groups – the Texas Criminal Justice CoalitionTexas Harm Reduction AllianceCivil Rights Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law and Grassroots Leadership – analyzed low-level drug arrests in 2017 and 2018. Their data showed even though African Americans make up 8.9% of the county's population, they account for 29.4% of drug possession arrests.

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