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Systems Overload

Drug Laws and Prisons in Latin America
Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) / Transnational Institute (TNI)
December 2010

systems-overloadStudy reveals alarming pattern in imprisonment for drug crimes in Latin America

The weight of the law falls on the most vulnerable individuals, overcrowding the prisons, but allowing drug trafficking to flourish

An unprecedented one-year comparative study on the impact of the drug laws and prison systems in eight Latin American countries – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay – reveals that drug laws have contributed to the prison crises these countries are experiencing.

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