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Drug convictions in Mississippi made up 42% of its total criminal convictions in 2001. This is above the national average of 41.2%. Powdered cocaine was involved with 13.3% of these drug convictions, 44.6% involved crack cocaine, 0% involved heroin, 22.1% involved marijuana, 17.5% involved methamphetamines, and 2.5% involved other drugs.
Of the 42% of drug convictions in Mississippi, 40.9% was due to drug trafficking as the primary offense, 1.2% was due to facilitating as a primary conviction, 0.2% was due to simple possession as the primary offense. Of those convicted for drug trafficking in Mississippi, 99.6% plead, leaving 0.40000000000001% to go to trial. Of those convicted for facilitating, 100% plead. Of those convicted for simple possession in Mississippi, 100% plead. 98.3% of those convicted for drug trafficking as a primary offense went to prison for an average of 76.4 weeks. 100% convicted for facilitating as a primary offense went to prison for an average of 57.4 weeks. 100% of those convicted for possession as a primary offense went to prison for an average of 0 weeks.
