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Bar charts showing that in Kentucky prisons and jails, incarceration rates are highest for Black residents.
- Updated data and charts: Incarceration stats by race, ethnicity, and ...
First, we now have a downloadable spreadsheet of the most...
- Updated data and charts: Incarceration stats by race, ethnicity, and ...
27 wrz 2023 · First, we now have a downloadable spreadsheet of the most recently available incarceration data for people in state prisons and in local jails, by race and ethnicity and by sex, for all 50 states and D.C.
Imprisonment Per 100,000 Residents The following table presents state rates of incarceration by race and ethnicity according to their rank from highest Black incarceration rate to lowest (Table 1). The states with the highest rate of African American incarceration are Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Idaho, and Montana.
In Kentucky, Black people constituted 9% of state residents, but 22% of people in jail and 21% of people in prison. RACE GENDER GEOGRAPHY Since 1970, the total jail population has increased 740%. In 2015, pretrial detainees constituted 43% of the total jail population in Kentucky. Since 1983, the prison custody population has increased 168%.
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.
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.
13 paź 2021 · This report documents the rates of incarceration for white, Black and Latinx Americans in each state, identifies three contributors to racial and ethnic disparities in imprisonment, and provides recommendations for reform.
