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The Geography of Punishment:
How Huge Sentencing Enhancement Zones Harm Communities, Fail to Protect Children
by Aleks Kajstura, Peter Wagner, and William Goldberg
Prison Policy Initiative
July 2008
Section:
Appendix B. Drug charges in Hampden County courts and in Massachusetts
| Court | Jurisdiction | Narcotics charges, 2005 | Population, 2000 | Drug charges per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicopee | Chicopee | 444 | 54,653 | 8.1 |
| Holyoke | Holyoke | 1,536 | 39,838 | 38.6 |
| Palmer | Ludlow, Wilbraham, Hampden, East Longmeadow, Palmer, Monson, Brimfield, Wales, Holland | 349 | 120,627 | 2.9 |
| Springfield | Springfield, West Springfield, Longmeadow | 3,617 | 195,614 | 18.5 |
| Westfield | Chester, Blandford,Tolland, Granville, Russell, Montgomery, Westfield, Southwick, Agawam | 307 | 45,496 | 6.7 |
| Hampden County | 6,253 | 456,228 | 13.7 | |
| Massachusetts | 44,163 | 6,349,097 | 7 | |
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