Plus: We answer FAQs about race data
Prison Policy Initiative updates for July 28, 2020 Showing how mass incarceration harms communities and our national welfare
Visualizing the racial disparities in mass incarceration [[link removed]] Racial inequality is evident in every stage of the criminal justice system - here are the key statistics compiled into a series of charts. [[link removed]]
by Wendy Sawyer
Recent protests calling for radical changes to American policing have brought much-needed attention to the systemic racism within our criminal justice system. This extends beyond policing, of course: Systemic racism is evident at every stage of the system [[link removed]], from policing to prosecutorial decisions, pretrial release processes, sentencing, correctional discipline, and even reentry. The racism inherent in mass incarceration affects children as well as adults, and is often especially punishing for people of color who are also marginalized along other lines, such as gender and class.
Because racial disparity data is often frustratingly hard to locate, we’ve compiled the key data available into 17 charts, focusing on policing [[link removed]], juvenile justice [[link removed]], jails [[link removed]] and pretrial detention, prisons [[link removed]] and sentencing, and reentry [[link removed]]. These charts provide a fuller picture of racial inequality in the criminal justice system, and make clear that a broad transformation will be needed to uproot the racial injustice of mass incarceration.
Our data visuals show that:
There are racial disparities in policing and arrests.
See more charts about racial disparities in policing. [[link removed]]
There are racial disparities in the arrest and confinement of youth.
See more charts about racial disparities in youth confinement. [[link removed]]
There are racial disparities in local jails and pretrial detention:
See more charts about racial disparities in jails/pretrial detention. [[link removed]]
There are racial disparities in prisons, extreme sentences, and solitary confinement:
See more charts about racial disparities in prisons. [[link removed]]
There are racial disparities in homelessness, unemployment, and poverty after release:
See more charts about racial disparities in reentry. [[link removed]]
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To see 12 more charts illustrating racial disparities in the criminal justice system — as well as our answers to frequently asked questions about criminal justice race data — check out the web version of this article. [[link removed]]
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Other news: Why the Senate should pass the Driving for Opportunity Act [[link removed]]
86% of Americans drive to work. But you can lose your driver's license — and therefore often your job — for minor offenses that have nothing to do with driving. We signed onto a letter [[link removed]] supporting the Driving for Opportunity Act, which will encourage states to stop suspending driver’s licenses for unpaid fines and fees.
Ten key facts about policing: Highlights from our work [[link removed]]
How much does policing cost nationwide? How many people are arrested each year? We published answers to these essential questions in a short article recapping our research on policing.
Read our 10 key facts about policing. [[link removed]]
Please support our work [[link removed]]
Our work is made possible by private donations. Can you help us keep going? We can accept tax-deductible gifts online [[link removed]] or via paper checks sent to PO Box 127 Northampton MA 01061. Thank you!
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