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27 wrz 2023 · Every state incarcerates Black residents in its state prisons at a higher rate than white residents. For comparisons to other race/ethnicity categories, see individual state profile pages. Readers can also use this new and comprehensive dataset to see, for example, how states handle women’s incarceration very differently:
8 wrz 2024 · Recidivism data shows that Black people disproportionately return to prison after being released. (Credit: Data courtesy of the Bureau of Justice Statistics via Prison Policy Initiative)
Bar chart showing that compared to the total state population, Black people are overrepresented in the incarcerated population, while white, Hispanic, and Asian people are underrepresented.
13 paź 2021 · In 12 states, more than half the prison population is Black: Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
Bar charts showing that in Virginia prisons and jails, incarceration rates are highest for Black residents.
20 lip 2020 · Blacks comprised 43 percent of the population in jails in 2015 despite only comprising 20 percent of the state population, according to the Vera Institute of Justice.
