Why are prisons “getting Whiter”?
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|A February 2021 WaPo commentary by Keith Humphreys began with the following observation: "Prisons are getting Whiter." That fact was also made clear in 2020 Featured Content from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) showing 2008-2018 trends in prison incarceration rates: "From 2008 to 2018, the imprisonment rate dropped 28% among black residents, 21% among Hispanic residents, ...
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