Racial gaps in jail incarceration narrowed between 2005 and 2017

Evidence

In 2005, jail incarceration rate for Whites was 167 (per 1,000 individuals), for Blacks 803, and for Hispanics 263. Twelve years later, in 2017, the corresponding rates were 187, 616, and 185. — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 621 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Jail incarceration rates fell for Black and Hispanic people but rose for Whites, 2005-2017 — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 621; Post-2000s drug incarceration racial disparities contracted as Black arrests fell — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 1049; US prison population exploded tenfold while remaining majority people of color

Broader Connections

• Jail incarceration rates fell for Black and Hispanic people but rose for Whites, 2005-2017 #expands (0.93) — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 621