1 in 12 Americans (8% of adult population) are convicted felons

[GhostofDempsey]

In 2010, about 14.5 million Americans had a felony record but were no longer under any form of correctional supervision (that is, they were not imprisoned, on parole, nor on probation). This group constituted 6.2 percent of the U.S. adult population in 2010. Over the prior three decades, the share of American adults living in the community with a felony-record history, either through prison or probation, had increased dramatically. It rose 3.8 percentage points, up from 2.4 percent in 1980, a 260 percent increase (Shannon et al., 2017).

Not all people convicted of felonies are incarcerated (Shannon et al., 2017; Looney and Turner 2018). In fact, Shannon et al. (2017) estimate that in 2010 the number of U.S. adults living in the community with a felony record was three times larger than the combined number of those formerly incarcerated or on parole. The share of American adults formerly-incarcerated or on parole rose significantly between 1980 and 2010, by 1.5 percentage points, but the share with a felony history rose much more, by 3.8 percentage points. A focus only on the formerly incarcerated overlooks the impact of this broader proliferation of felony records.

The United States criminal justice system has grown dramatically over the past fifty years. The imprisonment rate – the number of individuals in prisons per 100,000 adults– was 161 in 1972, peaked in 2007 at 670, and had declined to 431 at year end 2018 (Carson 2020). The United States is an outlier internationally, compared to a world average of 144 per 100,000 (Walmsley 2015). Beyond incarceration, about 1 in 53 U.S. adults is under community supervision – probation or parole (Kaeble and Bonczar 2016) – representing a far larger correctional population pool than those incarcerated.

The rise in felony records has been disproportionate by race and varies substantially between states. Shannon et al. (2017) show that while the share of the total U.S. adult population with felony records is about 8 percent, the share of Black adults is about 23 percent. This rate is even higher for Black men, where one-third (33 percent) have a felony record (Shannon et al., 2017).

[Santa_]

I blame Chicago.

[-MEGA-]

Im an 8 percenter

[Madison Boxing]

In 2010, about 14.5 million Americans had a felony record but were no longer under any form of correctional supervision (that is, they were not imprisoned, on parole, nor on probation). This group constituted 6.2 percent of the U.S. adult population in 2010. Over the prior three decades, the share of American adults living in the community with a felony-record history, either through prison or probation, had increased dramatically. It rose 3.8 percentage points, up from 2.4 percent in 1980, a 260 percent increase (Shannon et al., 2017).

Not all people convicted of felonies are incarcerated (Shannon et al., 2017; Looney and Turner 2018). In fact, Shannon et al. (2017) estimate that in 2010 the number of U.S. adults living in the community with a felony record was three times larger than the combined number of those formerly incarcerated or on parole. The share of American adults formerly-incarcerated or on parole rose significantly between 1980 and 2010, by 1.5 percentage points, but the share with a felony history rose much more, by 3.8 percentage points. A focus only on the formerly incarcerated overlooks the impact of this broader proliferation of felony records.

The United States criminal justice system has grown dramatically over the past fifty years. The imprisonment rate – the number of individuals in prisons per 100,000 adults– was 161 in 1972, peaked in 2007 at 670, and had declined to 431 at year end 2018 (Carson 2020). The United States is an outlier internationally, compared to a world average of 144 per 100,000 (Walmsley 2015). Beyond incarceration, about 1 in 53 U.S. adults is under community supervision – probation or parole (Kaeble and Bonczar 2016) – representing a far larger correctional population pool than those incarcerated.

The rise in felony records has been disproportionate by race and varies substantially between states. Shannon et al. (2017) show that while the share of the total U.S. adult population with felony records is about 8 percent, the share of Black adults is about 23 percent. This rate is even higher for Black men, where one-third (33 percent) have a felony record (Shannon et al., 2017).

holy ****

[Left Hook Tua]

Just depends where you grew up or who you hang out with.

33% is high but a lot of blacks live in inner cities and projects or section 8 housing.

My friends who grew up in section 8 housing the percentage is probably closer to 99% and we're not black.

[joseph5620]

holy ****

Your Grand Wizard didn't tell you about this part of it, Karen..You racist bytches love to conveniently leave out context. I'll bet you won't find this funny.



Black people 7.5 Times More Likely to Be Wrongfully Convicted of Murder than Whites, Risk Even Greater if Victim was White


The disproportionate rates at which black drug offenders are sent to prison originate in racially disproportionate rates of arrest. Contrary to public belief, the higher arrest rates of black drug offenders do not reflect higher rates of drug law violations. Whites, in fact, commit more drug crimes than blacks. But the war on drugs has been waged in ways that have had the foreseeable consequence of disproportionately targeting black drug offenders.





Drug Law Violations by Blacks and Whites

The marked racial disparities in drug arrests did not reflect racial differences in violations of drug laws prohibiting possession and sale of illicit drugs. Statistical as well as anecdotal evidence indicate drug possession and drug selling cut across all racial, socio-economic and geographic lines. Yet because drug law enforcement resources have been concentrated in low-income, predominantly minority urban areas, drug offending whites have been disproportionately free from arrest compared to blacks.


Black men sentenced to more time for committing the exact same crime as a white person, study finds


It has long been established that people of color — and especially Black people — are disproportionately criminalized, prosecuted, and incarcerated by the criminal legal system. When it comes to arrests, charges, convictions, and sentences, at every step, Black people are treated much more harshly than white people.

[Left Hook Tua]

Because they crack down hard on crack while they go easy on *******

If they crack down on meth and weed, whitey would have a ton of drug arrests

[Left Hook Tua]

80% of crack offenders are black only 10 and 10% are white and hispanic

[GhostofDempsey]

Because they crack down hard on crack while they go easy on *******

If they crack down on meth and weed, whitey would have a ton of drug arrests

It’s not just drug arrests. All anyone had to do is look at the repeat offenders in big cities all over the country. Violent sociopaths.

Meth labs are routinely busted and arrests are in fact made. The myth is over.

[Left Hook Tua]

It’s not just drug arrests. All anyone had to do is look at the repeat offenders in big cities all over the country. Violent sociopaths.

Meth labs are routinely busted and arrests are in fact made. The myth is over.

Meth lab busts is a different thing from meth possession or meth dealing.

No one in america is arrested for crack labs.

It's all just for possession and dealing.