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Blacks were two times more likely than Hispanics and five times more likely than whites to be in jail.
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- Note: U.S. resident population estimates for sex, race, and Hispanic origin were made using a U.S. Census Bureau internet release, December 23, 1999, with adjustments for census undercount. Estimates for 2000-2003 are based on the 2000 Census and then estimated for July 1 of each year.
Source: Bureau of justice Statistics Correctional Surveys (The National
Probation Data Survey, National Prisoner Statistics,
Survey of Jails, and The National Parole Data Survey) as presented
in Correctional Populations
in the United States, 1997, Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear
and Census of Jails 1999.
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