Executive Summary
Following a massive, four-decade-long buildup of incarceration disproportionately impacting people of color, a growing reform movement has made important inroads. The 21st century has witnessed progress both in reducing the U.S. prison population and its racial and ethnic disparities. The total prison population has declined by 25% after reaching its peak level in 2009. While all major racial and ethnic groups experienced decarceration, the Black prison population has downsized the most. The number of imprisoned Black Americans decreased 39% since its peak in 2002. Despite this progress, imprisonment levels remain too high nationwide, particularly for Black Americans.
NOTE: This is one article of a several part series.
Read on here: https://www.sentencingproject.org/reports/one-in-five-ending-racial-inequity-in-incarceration/
Get a .pdf of the REPORT here: https://www.sentencingproject.org/app/uploads/2023/10/One-in-Five-Ending-Racial-Inequity-in-Incarceration.pdf
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