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vernment by the private prison industry has been referred to as the Prison—industrial complex. The "War on Drugs" is a policy that was initiated by Richard Nixon with the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 and vigorously pursued by Ronald Reagan. By 2010, drug offenders in federal pr
rimes, largely driven by drug convictions, have increased by 800% since 1986, compared to an increase of 400% for women of other races. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, "Even when women have minimal or no involvement in the drug trade, they are increasingly caught in the ever-widening net cast by current drug laws
dustrial complex. =span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Georgia,serif"><=r> The "War on Drugs" is a policy that was ini=iated by Richard Nixon with the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act =f 1970 and vigorously pursued by Ronald Reagan. By 2010, drug offenders=in federal pri
imes, largely driven by drug convictions, have increased by 800% since 1986, compared to an increase of 400% for women of other races. Accor=ing to the American Civil Liberties Union, "Even when women have minimal or no involvement in the drug trade, they are increasingly caught in the ever-widening net cast by current drug laws,
the enterprise, he could provide Snowden with a gateway to the Washington Post, the prestigious American paper credited with bringing down President Richard Nixon in the Watergate scandal. Poitras, as the go-between for Snowden, immediately contacted Gellman. She already knew him from meetings they both attend
cret pervasive surveillance.” That higher duty transcended him any narrower legal definitions of law-breaking. For example, Ben Wizner, a lawyer from the American Civil Liberties Union who represented Snowden since November 2013, argues that Snowden’s taking of classified documents was as “act of conscience” that overrode any legal
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