The System of White Supremacy Requires a Substantial Number of Non-Whites to be Incarcerated

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White genetic survival is the dynamic behind the high incarceration rate of Black males in the U.S. It contributes in genocidal fashion to the prevention of Black births and the Black male-supported development of all Black children, particularly boys. [MORE] "Don't Expect Justice in American Courts" - Malcolm X [mp3] 

 More than 60% of the people in prison are now racial and ethnic minorities. For Black males in their thirties, 1 in every 10 is in prison or jail on any given day. These trends have been intensified by the disproportionate impact of the "war on drugs," in which two-thirds of all persons in prison for drug offenses are people of color. [MORE] 


Incarceration Rate by Gender and Race

 

TOTAL CORRECTIONS POPULATION (2010, except a 2009, b 2011)
Total Incarcerated, Prison and Jail 2,253,705
Prison Population 1,518,104
Jail Population 735,601b
Prison Incarceration Rate (per 100,000) 497
Jail Incarceration Rate (per 100,000) 236b
Probation Population 4,055,514
Parole Population 840,676
Life Sentences (% of Prison Population) 140,610 (9.5%)
Life without Parole (% of Prison Population) 41,095 (N/A)a
Juveniles Serving Life without Parole 2,646b
GENDER-SPECIFIC IMPRISONMENT (2010)
Males in Prison 1,438,602
Females in Prison 104,604
RACE/ETHNICITY-SPECIFIC IMPRISONMENT (2005)
White Imprisonment Rate (per 100,000) 412
Black Imprisonment Rate (per 100,000) 2,290
Hispanic Imprisonment Rate (per 100,000) 742
RACIAL/ETHNIC DISPARITY IN INCARCERATION (2005)
Black: White Ratio 5.6:1
Hispanic: White Ratio 1.8:1
JUVENILES IN CUSTODY (2010)
Total Juveniles In Custody 70,792
Juvenile Custody Rate (per 100,000) 225
Committed 48,427
Detained 20,579
Diverted 1,735
FELONY DISENFRANCHISEMENT (2010)
Disenfranchised Population (% of State Population) 5,852,180 (2.5%)
Disenfranchised African Americans (%) 2,231,022 (7.7%)
Disenfranchised in Prison and Jail 1,468,072
Disenfranchised on Parole 524,092
Disenfranchised on Probation 1,233,412
Disenfranchised Post-Sentence 2,626,604
STATE CORRECTIONS EXPENDITURES (In Millions) (2010) $51,053