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Number of persons in prison in the United States, 2000–2004, by race and gender, age 18–44 |
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| Year |
Total* |
Caucasian n (%) |
African American n (%) |
Hispanic n (%) |
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| Female |
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| 2000 |
141,100 |
56,300 (39.9) |
64,200 (45.5) |
17,600 (12.5) |
| 2001 |
146,500 |
60,100 (41.0) |
64,200 (43.8) |
18,100 (12.4) |
| 2002 |
146,600 |
59,700 (40.7) |
58,500 (39.9) |
22,800 (15.6) |
| 2003 |
152,500 |
65,100 (42.7) |
58,100 (38.1) |
24,800 (16.3) |
| 2004 |
157,900 |
69,700 (44.1) |
58,400 (37.0) |
25,300 (16.0) |
| 2000–2004 |
148,920 |
62,180 (41.7) |
60,680 (40.9) |
21,720 (14.5) |
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| Male |
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| 2000 |
1,559,900 |
556,300 (35.7) |
716,100 (45.9) |
260,900 (16.7) |
| 2001 |
1,592,200 |
578,000 (36.3) |
729,600 (45.8) |
257,500 (16.2) |
| 2002 |
1,614,200 |
526,600 (32.6) |
731,700 (45.3) |
308,200 (19.1) |
| 2003 |
1,612,000 |
534,800 (33.2) |
719,700 (44.7) |
322,000 (20.0) |
| 2004 |
1,638,100 |
555,400 (33.9) |
722,100 (44.1) |
324,000 (19.8) |
| 2000–2004 |
1,603,280 |
550,220 (34.3) |
723,840 (45.2) |
294,520 (18.4) |
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SOURCE: AJ Beck, JC Karberg. Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004. *Includes Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders; totals for Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic will not equal to 100 percent. | ||||
Hogg et al. Harm Reduction Journal 2008 5:4 doi:10.1186/1477-7517-5-4 |
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