African Americans are incarcerated at more than 5x the rate of whites – report

African Americans are incarcerated at more than 5x the rate of whites – report – Face2Face Africa Keep Up With Global Black News Sign up to our newsletter to get the latest updates and events from the leading Afro-Diaspora publisher straight to your inbox. Police brutalizing African Americans – Original photo credit: National NMAAHC and Britannica African Americans are incarcerated at more than five times the rate of white Americans, according to a recent report. The report highlights how the criminal justice system is profoundly affected by police biases, outdated judicial precedents, and pervasive racial disparities that directly harm Black communities. It provides a compilation of facts and figures related to policing, the criminal justice system, incarceration, and more. As of August 17, 2024, 38.8% of inmates in the federal prison system were Black, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. This is compared to 13% of the general U.S. population that is Black. Black individuals are incarcerated at more than five times the rate of white people, and Black women are incarcerated at twice the rate of white women. Regarding law enforcement, the NAACP report noted that a Black person is five times more likely to be stopped without...