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

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homosexual prisoners  

Definition

  • Current demographic estimates figure that approximately 3% to 9% of the general U.S. population are gay. Similar numbers are thought to live in the nation's penal system. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Homosexual Prisoners]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-XCFW70FK-9

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