Black Americans are incarcerated in state prisons almost 5 times the rate of whites | News
ONE New report of Sentencing Project shows that Black Americans are incarcerated in state prisons at nearly five times the rate of white Americans.
According to the 25-page report, using data and projections from the U.S. Census, U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, and information provided directly from several states, 81 blacks per 100,000 people in the United States serving a sentence in a state prison.
In addition, the October 13 report found that in 12 states, more than half of the population in prisons are Black and the Latino community is incarcerated in state prisons at 1.3 times the rate. white incarceration.
Wisconsin leads the nation with the highest percentage of Black inmates, which has been going on for years. According to Research by the UWM . Institute for Training and EmploymentMost of the crimes are drug related.
Ashley Nellis, a senior research analyst with the Sentencing Project, stated in the report. “Really meaningful reforms to the criminal justice system cannot be made without acknowledging its racist foundations. Immediate attention and focus is on the causes and consequences of racial disparities to eliminate them.”
