A FOIL request granted by New York State provided data collected on convictions for drug-related offenses (minus marijuana offenses) under Penal Law 220. The data expands over an estimated ten-year period. The data does not represent all convictions in Monroe County due to unknown outcomes and other related factors.
Unfortunately, the data confirms African Americans/Blacks and Hispanics serve longer jail and probation terms – while White counterparts are more likely to be granted conditional discharges and fines.
The first graph represents the total number of individuals (in this specific data) convicted of drug-related offenses (minus marijuana offenses) under Penal Law 220.
The second graph represents the average jail & probation terms served for individuals convicted of drug-related offenses (minus marijuana offenses) under Penal Law 220.
The third graph represents the number of individuals convicted of PL 220.03 CRIM POSS CONTR SUBST-7TH.
The fourth graph represents the number of individuals who received conditional discharges or fines after convictions of drug-related offenses (minus marijuana offenses) under Penal Law 220.
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