A. PRISON ADMISSIONS

5. Admissions by Race

Black offenders account for almost two thirds of all prison admissions (64.1%). One third are white offenders (33.0%), and the remaining 2.9% are other races.

• 8,129 (33.0%) White.

• 15,792 (64.1%) Black.

• 421 (1.7%) Indian.

• 29 (0.2%) Oriental.

• 158 (0.6%) Other.

• 96 (0.4%) Not Reported.

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