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White genetic survival is the dynamic behind the high incarceration rate of Black males in the U.S. It contributes in genocidal fashion to the prevention of Black births and the Black male-supported development of all Black children, particularly boys. [MORE] "Don't Expect Justice in American Courts" - Malcolm X [mp3] More than 60% of the people in prison are now racial and ethnic minorities. For Black males in their thirties, 1 in every 10 is in prison or jail on any given day. These trends have been intensified by the disproportionate impact of the "war on drugs," in which two-thirds of all persons in prison for drug offenses are people of color. [MORE]
TOTAL CORRECTIONS POPULATION (2010, except a 2009, b 2011) |
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| Total Incarcerated, Prison and Jail | 2,253,705 | |
| Prison Population | 1,518,104 | |
| Jail Population | 735,601b | |
| Prison Incarceration Rate (per 100,000) | 497 | |
| Jail Incarceration Rate (per 100,000) | 236b | |
| Probation Population | 4,055,514 | |
| Parole Population | 840,676 | |
| Life Sentences (% of Prison Population) | 140,610 (9.5%) | |
| Life without Parole (% of Prison Population) | 41,095 (N/A)a | |
| Juveniles Serving Life without Parole | 2,646b | |
| GENDER-SPECIFIC IMPRISONMENT (2010) | ||
| Males in Prison | 1,438,602 | |
| Females in Prison | 104,604 | |
| RACE/ETHNICITY-SPECIFIC IMPRISONMENT (2005) | ||
| White Imprisonment Rate (per 100,000) | 412 | |
| Black Imprisonment Rate (per 100,000) | 2,290 | |
| Hispanic Imprisonment Rate (per 100,000) | 742 | |
| RACIAL/ETHNIC DISPARITY IN INCARCERATION (2005) | ||
| Black: White Ratio | 5.6:1 | |
| Hispanic: White Ratio | 1.8:1 | |
| JUVENILES IN CUSTODY (2010) | ||
| Total Juveniles In Custody | 70,792 | |
| Juvenile Custody Rate (per 100,000) | 225 | |
| Committed | 48,427 | |
| Detained | 20,579 | |
| Diverted | 1,735 | |
| FELONY DISENFRANCHISEMENT (2010) | ||
| Disenfranchised Population (% of State Population) | 5,852,180 (2.5%) | |
| Disenfranchised African Americans (%) | 2,231,022 (7.7%) | |
| Disenfranchised in Prison and Jail | 1,468,072 | |
| Disenfranchised on Parole | 524,092 | |
| Disenfranchised on Probation | 1,233,412 | |
| Disenfranchised Post-Sentence | 2,626,604 | |
| STATE CORRECTIONS EXPENDITURES (In Millions) (2010) $51,053 |