At both the state and federal levels, a special target for mandatory penalties were ___________ offenses. For example, the proportion of state inmates serving time for such offenses rose from 9 percent to 23 percent between 1985 and 1996.

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The increasing proportion of inmates serving time for drug offenses between 1985 and 1996 suggests that mandatory penalties were targeted towards drug offenses both at the state and federal levels.

At Both the State and Federal Levels, a Special Target