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27 wrz 2023 · We used the data to compare Black and white imprisonment rates by state, finding that every state locks up Black people at a rate at least double that of white people — and, on average, at six times the rate of white residents: Every state incarcerates Black residents in its state prisons at a higher rate than white residents.
Bar charts showing that in Kentucky prisons and jails, incarceration rates are highest for Black residents.
28 kwi 2023 · Kentucky incarcerated 32,351 people in 2022 in both local jails and state prisons. That’s a 10% increase from the pandemic low of 28,892 in 2020 and a 250% increase from the 9,247 incarcerated in 1985. More On Criminal Justice: New FBI Data Shows No Evidence of a Violent Crime Wave in Kentucky.
9 gru 2021 · Specifically, despite being only 8% of the statewide population, Black people make up 21% of Kentucky’s prison population. 21 While we do not have state-level data on drug sentencing by race in Kentucky, data from 2014 shows the ratio of arrests for drug possession in Kentucky was close to a 4 to 1 ratio of Black to white arrests. 22
12 wrz 2023 · Kentucky’s jail and prison rate more than tripled from 1985 to 2018, according to a report released last month by the Vera Institute for Justice, a New York based research and advocacy group...
8 wrz 2016 · Kentucky’s Public Advocate has highlighted data that indicates some policies and practices may contribute to racial inequity in Kentucky’s criminal justice system. African American juveniles may be more likely to face more serious charges for similar crimes.
Bar chart showing that compared to the total state population, Black people are overrepresented in the incarcerated population, while white and Hispanic people are underrepresented.
