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The Financial Toll Drug Use Has On American Citizens

ORUG PRISON THE FINANCIAL TOLL DRUG USE HAS ON AMERICAN CITIZENS As of the end of April 2010 there were 211,455 prisoners in the federal system. Of those approximately 51.5% are there for drug-related offenses. Percent of prison inmates who were under the influence of drugs when committing... 81.9% PROPERTY DRUG VIOLENT WEAPON OFFENSES OFFENSES OFFENSES OFFENSES Of the 1,638,846 arrests for drug law violations in 2010, 81.9% (1,342,215) were for 18.1% possession of a controlled substance. Only 18.1% 10.8% Federal 36.6% State 24.5% Federal 29% State (296,631) were for the sale or manufacture of a drug. 25% Federal 24.4% Federal 22.4% State 41.9% State I FEDERAL ISTATE I BOTH THE DRUG WAR -$500 -s500 -$500 -$500 -$500 -$500 The U.S. federal government spent over $15 billion dollars in 2010 on the War on Drugs. at a rate of about $500 per second. Number of Federal Drug Arrests Heroin Cocaine Cannabis Methamphetamine Total Arrests 2000 3,622 16,375 8,572 8,276 36,845 2001 3,424 13,886 7,070 7,652 32,032 2002 2,561 12,356 5,723 6,398 27,038 2003 2,527 11,389 6,032 6,073 26,021 2004 2,491 11,979 6,312 6,081 26,863 2005 2,453 13,045 6,115 6,505 28,118 2006 2,361 13,104 6,003 5,858 27,326 2007 2,169 12,885 6,887 5,552 27,493 2008 2,610 12,168 6,271 4,734 25,783 2009 3,063 11,738 7,511 4,803 27,115 2010 2,991 10,726 8,108 5,375 27,200 * Includes Hashish Number of Arrests X average cost of prisoner X median time of 24 months. $2,080,800,000.0o Total Drug Seizures in Pounds Heroin Cocaine Cannabis I Methamphetamine Total Pounds 2000 1,451,412 2001 3.203,615 2002 3,145,366 2003 3,746,766 2004 3,248,585 2005 2,907,197 2006 3,007,207 2007 3,973,738 2008 3,397,766 2009 4,575,249 2010 4,499,621 * Includes Hashish Weighs as much as 1000 statues of Liberty Total Drug Arrests for Sale/Manufacuture Total Drug Arrests for Possession (Rate per 100,0oo inhabitants. Based on Census Bureau estimated resident population as of July 1, except 1990 and 2000, enumerated as of April 1) 501.1 Possession arrests declined in 2007 483.2 139.0 490 430.4 122.7 339.1 109.9 106.2 464.4 102.7 93.2 76.9 296.3 YEARS 1999 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 SO WHAT'S THE BILL? GOVERNMENT'S ANNUAL BILL TAX PAYER'S ANNUAL BILL $25,500 per federal prisoner $68.7 billion to feed, clothe, and provide medical $26,000 per state prisoner & per jail inmate care to prisoners in county jails, state and $2,800 per parolee federal prisons and facilities housing legal and $1,300 per probationer illegal aliens facing possible deportation. In 2009 - at an approximate cost of $22,000 per prisoner, the Federal Government spent $2,094,510,000.00 housing drug-related prisoners What some states spend on their inmates... $44,086,489.00 $19,917,500.00 $13,144,535.00 $20,576,756.00 $10,112,176.00 $41,601,983.00 $5,433,393.00 California Florida Illinois New York North Carolina Техas Washington IS THERE ANOTHER OPTION? THE DRUG TREATMENT ALTERNATIVE TO PRISON PROGRAM (DTAP) provides drug treatment outside of jail. The average cost of putting someone in the program is $32,974, compared to the $64,338 needed to send him or her to prison for 25 months (the average prison Drug charges v down 51% sentence for drug offenders). Overall arrests v down 64% $64,338 $32,974 Criminal behavior v down 64% DTAP Prison Individuals who complete drug treatment are 67% less likely to return to prison than an individual without drug treatment. THE MONEY YOU COULD BE SAVING. $209 From 1982 to 2002, state Since the likelihood of these individuals and federal spending on returning to prison is reduced by 67% corrections (not adjusted (50% down to 20% recidivism) by recieving for inflation) rose by drug treatment, we can assume that annual $40 423%, from $40 to $209 costs per individual would be reduced by per U.S. resident. $110 per person 1982 2002 Sources fbi.gov / cepr.net / fas.org / ncjrs.gov / DEA / "The National Treatment Imrovement Evaluation Study (NTIES) / usdoj.gov

The Financial Toll Drug Use Has On American Citizens

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