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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.
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.
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)
1 kwi 2024 · These new statistics underscore the ongoing racial injustice of prisons, where the national incarceration rate of Black people is six times the rate of white people and more than twice the rate in every single state.
15 paź 2024 · BJS calculated age-specific imprisonment rates for each sex, adjusted race and Hispanic origin group, and age group by dividing the estimated number of sentenced prisoners within each age group under jurisdiction on December 31, 2022 by the estimated number of U.S. residents in each age group on January 1, 2023.
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.
