Concept information
Preferred term
African American prisoners
Definition
- African Americans are incarcerated in the nation's jails and prisons in disproportionate numbers. At present, black inmates account for more than half of those in U.S. penal facilities even though they make up only 13% of the nation's total free population. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; African American Prisoners]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/African_American_prisoners
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