American Prisons By: Muhammad Wasif Khan The United States of America holds the record for the highest incarceration rate in the world, according to an April 2019 report by CNN. In a 2018 report by the bureau of justice, nearly 2.2 million adults were held in America's prisons and jail. The minorities make up a very large portion of the number of people in jail. The black community which only covers 12% of the population of the US represents 33% of the federal and state prison population. In comparison with the white community which represents 64% of the total population but just 30% are behind bars. Often, the criminal justice sy...
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