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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > prison population > African American prisoners

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African American prisoners  

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  • 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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