More whites use drugs than blacks, yet black men are sent to prison at 13 times the rate of whites.
Black teenagers are more likely to go to prison than college.
State...Black Population....Black Prison Pop.
Georgia 29% 64%
Ohio 12% 52%
Iowa 2% 24%
Minnesota 3% 37%
Wisconsin 6% 48%
Illinois 15% 65%
Missouri 11% 45%
Arkansas 16% 52%
Louisiana 33% 76%
Mississippi 36% 75%
Alabama 26% 65%
Tennessee 16% 53%
Kentucky 7% 36%
Indiana 8% 42%
Michigan 14% 55%
South Carolina 30% 69%
North Carolina 22% 64%
Virginia 20% 68%
Pennsylvania 10% 56%
New York 15% 51%
Delaware 19% 63%
Maryland 28% 77%
Connecticut 9% 47%
New Jersey 13% 64%
Rhode Island 4% 30%
A question for Republicans:
Why are black imprisoned at such a disproportionate rate?
Black teenagers are more likely to go to prison than college.
State...Black Population....Black Prison Pop.
Georgia 29% 64%
Ohio 12% 52%
Iowa 2% 24%
Minnesota 3% 37%
Wisconsin 6% 48%
Illinois 15% 65%
Missouri 11% 45%
Arkansas 16% 52%
Louisiana 33% 76%
Mississippi 36% 75%
Alabama 26% 65%
Tennessee 16% 53%
Kentucky 7% 36%
Indiana 8% 42%
Michigan 14% 55%
South Carolina 30% 69%
North Carolina 22% 64%
Virginia 20% 68%
Pennsylvania 10% 56%
New York 15% 51%
Delaware 19% 63%
Maryland 28% 77%
Connecticut 9% 47%
New Jersey 13% 64%
Rhode Island 4% 30%
A question for Republicans:
Why are black imprisoned at such a disproportionate rate?