WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — According to the most recent statistics by the US Bureau of Justice, in 2013 about 2.8 percent of the US population, or one adult in 35, was "under some form of correctional supervision."
@maaariaris @marcvgool @benjcoulson good point for US…Acc to Bureau of Justice Statiscs ca 1000 people killed by police, most black
— Saskia Sassen (@SaskiaSassen) April 10, 2015
The US Bureau of Justice Statistics concludes that the chance of a African American male born in 2001 of going to jail is 32% or 1 in three.
— Shocking Realities (@shock_facts_wow) April 25, 2015
African-Americans account for 13 percent of the total population, but 40 percent of the imprisoned population.
“Young whites were more confident in the justice system's fairness (55 percent: some/a lot of confidence; 43 percent: not much/no confidence) than young Hispanics (44 percent: some/a lot; 53 percent: not much/no); and African-Americans (31 percent: some/a lot; 66 percent: not much/no),” the poll found.
Forty-nine percent said they had “not much” or “no” confidence, while 51 percent said they had “some” or “a lot” of confidence.
"Black Americans make up only 12% of the total US population but account for 40% of the prison population." — Bureau of Justice Statistics
— Mohamed Ghilan (@mohamedghilan) March 31, 2015
