Natives incarcerated at alarming rates, report shows
Native American people are incarcerated at rates up to seven times higher than white people in the United States.
Source: helenair.com
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Report suggests fixes to inequities in Native American incarceration rates
A report commissioned by the MacArthur Foundation explores justice system inequities that cause Native Americans to be incarcerated at much higher rates than the general population. State data showed that Native people make up about 7% of Montana’s population but are at least 20% of the state prison population.
Source: ypradio.org
Native Americans are incarcerated at a rate 38% higher than national average
The report links Native American incarceration rates to the lasting impact of colonial oppression.
Source: wbaa.org
Report suggests fixes to inequities in Native American incarceration rates
A report commissioned by the MacArthur Foundation explores justice system inequities that cause Native Americans to be incarcerated at much higher rates than the general population. State data showed that Native people make up about 7% of Montana’s population but are at least 20% of the state prison population.
Source: mtpr.org
Native American jail rates focus of 2023 MacArthur Foundation study
Native Americans are also sentenced more harshly than other ethnicities, the new national report says.
Source: stevenspointjournal.com