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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. by Leah Wang, September 27, 2023.
13 paź 2021 · Communities of color make up a disproportionate share of the American imprisoned population, according to a new study highlighting racial and ethnic disparities among Black, Latino and white ...
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.
20 wrz 2023 · At yearend 2022, 32% of persons sentenced to state or federal prison were black, while 31% were white, 23% Hispanic, 10% multiracial or some other race, 2% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 1% Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Other Pacific Islander.
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.
15 paź 2024 · The U.S. prison population was 1,230,100 at yearend 2022, a 2% increase from yearend 2021 (1,205,100). The number of females in state or federal prison increased almost 5% from yearend 2021 (83,700) to yearend 2022 (87,800). Nine states and the BOP increased their total prison populations by over 1,000 persons from yearend 2021 to yearend 2022.
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.
