New report highlights racial disparities in prisons nationwide
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Last week, the Sentencing Project released a paper detailing the racial and ethnic disparities in state prisons around the country. Authored by Senior Research Analyst Ashley Nellis, Ph.D., “The Color of Justice” uses Bureau of Justice statistics and censNew report highlights racial disparities in prisons nationwide
Last week, the Sentencing Project released a paper detailing the racial and ethnic disparities in state prisons around the country. Authored by Senior Research Analyst Ashley Nellis, Ph.D., “The Color of Justice” uses Bureau of Justice statistics and census data to determine how much of each state’s prison population is Black, white, and Latinx and how those numbers compare with a state’s overall demographics. Nellis noticed five things that stood out, two of which highlight the nationwide nature of these disparities: the amount of Black Americans incarcerated in state prisons is nearly five times that of white Americans and one in 81 Black adults per 100,000 nationwide is incarcerated in state prison. No states come off looking good in this report but there are certainly some states that stand out more than others. For example, Wisconsin has the highest rate of incarceration of Black adults in state prison. Read more