If African Americans and Hispanics were incarcerated at the same rates as whites, prison and jail populations would decline by almost 40%. NAACP Criminal Justice Fact Sheet →
If African Americans and Hispanics were incarcerated at the same rates as whites, prison and jail populations would decline by almost 40%.
In New York, black people constituted 15% of state residents, but 43% of people in jail and 48% of people in prison. Vera Institute of Justice →
In New York, black people constituted 15% of state residents, but 43% of people in jail and 48% of people in prison.
In 2017, the imprisonment rate for African American women was nearly twice the rate of imprisonment for white women. The Sentencing Project →
In 2017, the imprisonment rate for African American women was nearly twice the rate of imprisonment for white women.
The median annual income before incarceration for black women who are in jail and unable to post bail is just over $9,000; the median felony bail is $10,000. Prison Policy Initiative →
The median annual income before incarceration for black women who are in jail and unable to post bail is just over $9,000; the median felony bail is $10,000.
Each year the U.S. books more people into local jail than the populations of New York City and Los Angeles combined. The Bail Project →
Each year the U.S. books more people into local jail than the populations of New York City and Los Angeles combined.
