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The racial aspect of mass incarceration in the United States is striking. According to Michelle Alexander (in 2010 book), the United States "imprisons a larger percentage of its black population than South Africa did at the height of apartheid." [23]
Total U.S. incarceration (prisons and jails) peaked in 2008. Total correctional population peaked in 2007. [14] If all prisoners are counted (including those juvenile, territorial, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) (immigration detention), Indian country, and military), then in 2008 the United States had around 24.7% of the world's 9.8 million prisoners.
Mass incarceration in the United States has created numerous environmental justice concerns, including both the environmental footprint of prisons and incarcerated individuals' exposure to environmental harm. Prisons around the United States contribute to the water contamination of surrounding bodies of water. [344]
Formerly incarcerated Black and Brown populations in New York — a state with one of the country’s largest prison infrastructures — lose more than $1.6 billion per year, according to a new ...
In the Huffington Post piece "Mass Incarceration's Failure", attorney Antonio Moore states "The incarceration rate for young black men ages 20 to 39, is nearly 10,000 per 100,000. To give context, during the racial discrimination of apartheid in South Africa, the prison rate for black male South Africans, rose to 851 per 100,000." [34]
Incarceration numbers. Rates are per 100,000 inhabitants. [1]Location Rates Number Afghanistan 45 19,000 Albania 168 4,565 Algeria 217 94,749 American Samoa (USA) 538
Formerly incarcerated Black and Brown populations in New York — a state with one of the country’s largest prison infrastructures... View Article The post Mass incarceration is causing Black ...
The amount of money spent on mass incarceration annually could be allocated to other areas of need, such as public safety or the reduction of crime. [13] Every year, $182 billion is spent on mass incarceration. Within that total, approximately $81 billion is spent on public corrections agencies and about $63 billion on policing. [13]