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Blacks were almost three times more likely than Hispanics and five times more likely than whites to be in jail.
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Note: U.S. resident population estimates for race and Hispanic
origin were made using a U.S. Census Bureau internet release
with adjustments for census undercount. Estimates for 2000-2007
are based on the 2000 Census and then estimated for July 1 each year.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics Correctional Surveys (The
Annual Survey of Jails and Census of Jail Inmates) as presented
in Correctional
Populations in the United States, 1997, and
Prison
and Jail Inmates at Midyear series, 1998-2006, and
Jail Inmates at Midyear 2007.
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