33% of Adult Male African Americans Have Felony Convictions

Source: https://www.unz.com/isteve/33-of-adult-male-african-americans-have-felony-convictions/
Published: Jul 13, 2021
Author: staff
Post Date: 2021-07-13 11:34:58 by Horse
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The steep rise in U.S. criminal punishment in recent decades has spurred scholarship on the collateral consequences of imprisonment for individuals, families, and communities. Several excellent studies have estimated the number of people who have been incarcerated and the collateral consequences they face, but far less is known about the size and scope of the total U.S. population with felony convictions beyond prison walls, including those who serve their sentences on probation or in jail. This article develops state-level estimates based on demographic life tables and extends previous national estimates of the number of people with felony convictions to 2010. We estimate that 3 % of the total U.S. adult population and 15 % of the African American adult male population has ever been to prison; people with felony convictions account for 8 % of all adults and 33 % of the African American adult male population.

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#1: TommyTheMadArtist    To: Horse (#0)

The US has more people in prison than any other country as per the percentage of the population.

It’s insane because we privatized prisons, and by doing so, have created incentives to make people felons so that these industries can thrive. Russia is more free than we are, in some regards.

TommyTheMadArtist posted on 2021-07-13 15:02:50   Reply   Private Reply


#2: Lod    To: Horse (#0)

I'm surprised that the &age is that low.

Lod posted on 2021-07-13 15:16:54   Reply   Private Reply