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27 wrz 2023 · Updated data and charts: Incarceration stats by race, ethnicity, and gender for all 50 states and D.C. New data visualizations and updated tables show the national landscape of persistent racial disparity in state prisons and local jails.
Racial/ethnic disparities in incarceration by state, 2021. These graphs are a part of our 50-state incarceration profiles. Comparing Alabama's total population to its incarcerated population, by race (2023) Comparing Alaska's total population to its incarcerated population, by race (2023)
13 paź 2021 · Seven states maintain a Black/white disparity larger than 9 to 1: California, Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Wisconsin. Latinx individuals are incarcerated in state prisons at a rate that is 1.3 times the incarceration rate of whites.
HELP EXPOSE RACIAL DISPARITIES Stark racial disparities are a defining characteristic of our carceral system, but all too often the necessary data doesn't exist to prove it. The Prison Policy Initiative uncovers data that tells the true story of mass incarceration — so that movements and advocates can make irrefutable cases for reform.
An expanded data set allows you to compare state-level incarceration data for youth and adults, including racial/ethnic disparities, and estimates on the impact of felony disenfranchisement.
31 paź 2024 · Racial disparities in incarceration cause disproportionate economic, health, and social harms to communities of color. Use the charts below to compare incarceration rates for each racial group. Incarcerated population vs resident population. Jail population rate per 100K residents ages 15 to 64.
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. Wisconsin has the highest rate of incarceration
