majority of the prison population in the US comprise only 2.4% of the UK.
I'll point out another statistic which doesn't look good for our incarceration rates, regardless of the racial demographic argument you're making:
Half of all persons incarcerated under state jurisdiction are for non-violent offenses, and 20% are incarcerated for drug offenses, in State prisons. Federal prison percentages are higher.
I'll point out another statistic which doesn't look good for our incarceration rates, regardless of the racial demographic argument you're making:
Half of all persons incarcerated under state jurisdiction are for non-violent offenses, and 20% are incarcerated for drug offenses, in State prisons. Federal prison percentages are higher.