"The number of offenders under age 18 admitted to prison
for drug offenses increased twelvefold (from 70 to 840) between
1985 to 1997. By 1997 drug offenders made up 11% of admissions
among persons under 18 compared to 2% in 1985."
Source: Strom, Kevin J., US Department of Justice, Bureau of
Justice Statistics, Profile of State Prisoners Under Age 18,
1985-1997 (Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, February
2000), p. 4.
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