Pathways to, conditions and consequences of incarceration for women 2013, para. 25
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A 2005 report noted that since 1986, the imprisonment rate for African American women for all offences, a large proportion of which are drug-related, has risen by 800 per cent, as opposed to 400 per cent for women of all other racial groupings. Also, Latina and African American women are being imprisoned for drug-related crimes as opposed to receiving punishment such as community supervision, which is more regularly available to white offenders. Recent positive developments in the United States of America indicate a decrease in drug offences due to a revisiting of drug policies and the consequences thereof.
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Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences