Source: U.S. Census and Bureau of Justice Statistics. (Peter Wagner, 2004)



Source: Statistics as of June 30, 2002 from Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2002, Tables 1, 14 and 15. (Peter Wagner, 2003)



Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Profile of State Prisoners Under Age 18, 1985-1997 (Peter Wagner, 2003)


United States
Blacks are overrepresented in the United States prisons and jails, 2000 (May, 2004)



Latinos are overrepresented in the United States prisons and jails, 2000 (May, 2004)



Native Americans are overrepresented in the United States prisons and jails, 2000 (May, 2004)



Whites are underrepresented in the United States prisons and jails, 2000 (May, 2004)