The number of African-Americans being locked up in Georgia’s prison system has dropped to historic lows, reflecting a monumental shift in the way Georgia is punishing nonviolent offenders.

According to the Sentencing Project, African-Americans make up 12% of the nation's drug users, but represent 34% of those arrested for drug offenses, and 45% of those in state prison for such ...

Our research found that U.S. Bureau of Criminal Statistics put the number of African American men under state and federal criminal justice supervision in 2013 at about 1.68 million -- 807,076 ...