Figure 3-ALTERNATE
Black men are incarcerated six times as much as white men: Approximate number of persons in jail or prison, per 100,000 population, by race/ethnicity and gender, 2014
Men
| Incarceration rate | |
|---|---|
| All | 890 |
| White | 465 |
| Black | 2724 |
| Hispanic | 1091 |
Women
| Incarceration rate | |
|---|---|
| All | 65 |
| White | 53 |
| Black | 109 |
| Hispanic | 64 |
Note: Figure includes prisoners with sentences of 1 year or more only and excludes those awaiting trial and those with sentences of less than one year.
Source: E. Ann Carson, Prisoners in 2014, U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, September 2015, Table 10
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