Title: White Men Vs. Black Men Prison Statistics 2016: Why Are More African American Males Incarcerated?
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White Men Vs. Black Men Prison Statistics 2016: Why Are More African American Males Incarcerated? By Janice Williams @manhattanjan
10/05/16 AT 11:41 AM
A condemned inmate stands with handcuffs on as he preapres to be released from the exercise yard back to his cell at San Quentin State Prison's death row on August 15, 2016 in San Quentin, California Photo: Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Black people only represent 13.3 percent of the U.S. population while white people make up about 77 percent. But there are more black men in state prisons across the nation than there are white men. The latest Federal Bureau of Prisons statistics showed the white population was 58.7 percent in August, compared to the 37.8 percent of blacks being housed at federal institutions.