if i told you that one out of three african-american males its forbidden by law from voting you might think i was talking about jim crow 50 years ago. yet today a third of african-american males are still prevented from voting because of the war on drugs. the war on drugs has disproportionately affected young black males. the aclu reports that blacks are 4 to 5 times more likely to be convicted for drug possession. although surveys in k s indicats and whites use drugs at the same similar rate. the majority of illegal drug users and dealers nationwide are white. 3/4 of the people in prison for drug offenses are african-american or latino. why are arrest rates lopsided? because it is frankly easier to go into the urban areas and make arrests than to go into suburban areas. arrest statistics matter when applying for federal grants. doesn t take much imagination to understand easier to round up,