The rate of incarceration for blacks and Hispanics in Rhode Island, when compared with whites, is well above the national average, a new report shows.
Tagged: population, Rhode IslandPosted on: July 31st, 2007“Rhode Island has the ninth-highest ratio of African-American-to-white inmate population, and the eighth-highest ratio of Hispanic-to-white inmate population, according to a new report by The Sentencing Project, a national nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C.
The report, “Uneven Justice: State Rates of Incarceration by Race and Ethnicity,” also notes that Rhode Island’s overall incarceration rate for all races is lower than that of most states.”
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