Fueled by ALEC, Racial Discrimination Grows Behind Bars
by PRWatch.org on Jun 19, 2014 | Views: 227 | Score: 2
| nationally | in Wisconsin | |
|---|---|---|
| incarceration rate for African-American Men | 6.7 | 13 |
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by PRWatch.org on Jun 19, 2014 | Views: 227 | Score: 2
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Nationally, the incarceration rate for African-American men is 6.7 percent, but it is nearly double in Wisconsin, at 13 percent. African-American men are only 6% of Wisconsin's overall population but 48% of the state's prison population. Click "read the article" to learn more about Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's policies and the disproportionate impact they have on people of color.