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Did You Know…
- That Louisiana leads the nation in incarceration rates? According to the Pew Center for States, one in 55 Louisianans is behind bars.
- Rep. Walt Leger, D-New Orleans, and a former assistant district attorney for Orleans Parish, who is now speaker pro tem of the Louisiana State House, has stated that he often saw men and women draw 20-year sentences for “one small crack of rock” because it was their fourth drug offense. According to Rep. Leger a single 20-year jail sentence costs taxpayers roughly $600,000.
- Inmate Population according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons:
Inmates By Security Level
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Minimum:
|
|
17.3 %
|
Low:
|
|
39.7 %
|
Medium:
|
|
28.9 %
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High:
|
|
11.0 %
|
Unclassified1:
|
|
3.0 %
|
|
|
Inmates By Gender
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Male:
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196,912
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(93.3 %)
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Female:
|
14,238
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(6.7 %)
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|
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Inmates By Race
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White:
|
125,844
|
(59.6 %)
|
Black:
|
78,323
|
(37.1 %)
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Native American:
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3,882
|
(1.8 %)
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Asian:
|
3,101
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(1.5 %)
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|
|
|
|
Ethnicity
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Hispanic:
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73,800
|
(35.0 %)
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|
|
|
Citizenship
|
United States:
|
156,930
|
(74.3 %)
|
Mexico:
|
37,974
|
(18.0 %)
|
Colombia:
|
2,120
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(1.0 %)
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Cuba:
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1,475
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(0.7 %)
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Dominican Republic:
|
2,065
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(1.0 %)
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Other/Unknown:
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10,586
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(5.0 %)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
1These inmates have not yet been assigned a security level.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Less than 1 year:
|
4,973
|
(2.5 %)
|
1-3 years:
|
23,751
|
(11.8 %)
|
3-5 years:
|
28,459
|
(14.2 %)
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5-10 years:
|
57,689
|
(28.7 %)
|
10-15 years:
|
40,818
|
(20.3 %)
|
15-20 years:
|
18,874
|
(9.4 %)
|
|
More than 20 years:
|
20,089
|
(10.0 %)
|
Life:
|
6,133
|
(3.1 %)
|
Death:
|
57
|
|
|
|
* Data is only calculated for cases where sentencing information is available.
|
Drug Offenses:
|
100,026
|
(50.1 %)
|
Weapons, Explosives, Arson:
|
30,617
|
(15.3 %)
|
Immigration:
|
21,933
|
(11.0 %)
|
Robbery:
|
7,651
|
(3.8 %)
|
Burglary, Larceny, Property Offenses:
|
7,646
|
(3.8 %)
|
Extortion, Fraud, Bribery:
|
10,793
|
(5.4 %)
|
Homicide, Aggravated Assault, and Kidnapping Offenses:
|
5,581
|
(2.8 %)
|
Miscellaneous:
|
1,571
|
(0.8 %)
|
Sex Offenses:
|
11,728
|
(5.9 %)
|
Banking and Insurance, Counterfeit, Embezzlement:
|
809
|
(0.4 %)
|
Courts or Corrections:
|
642
|
(0.3 %)
|
Continuing Criminal Enterprise:
|
482
|
(0.2 %)
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National Security:
|
80
|
(0.0 %)
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|
|
* Data calculated for those with offense-specific information available.
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- Bureau of Justice Statistics:
Highlights:
- The U.S. prison population declined for the third consecutive year in 2012, from a high of 1,615,487 inmates in 2009 to 1,571,013 at year end 2012.
- The U.S. imprisoned 27,770 fewer prisoners (down 1.7%) at yearend 2012 than at yearend 2011.
- The federal prison population increased by 1,453 prisoners in 2012 (up 0.7%), while the state prison population declined by 29,223 prisoners (down 2.1%).
Read more Bureau of Prison…
http://www.bop.gov/news/quick.jsp
Read more Bureau of Justice Statistics:
http://www.bjs.gov/
? According to the Pew Center for States, one in 55 Louisianans is behind bars.
- Rep. Walt Leger, D-New Orleans, and a former assistant district attorney for Orleans Parish, who is now speaker pro tem of the Louisiana State House, has stated that he often saw men and women draw 20-year sentences for “one small crack of rock” because it was their fourth drug offense. According to Rep. Leger a single 20-year jail sentence costs taxpayers roughly $600,000.
- Inmate Population according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons:
Inmates By Security Level
|
Minimum:
|
|
17.3 %
|
Low:
|
|
39.7 %
|
Medium:
|
|
28.9 %
|
High:
|
|
11.0 %
|
Unclassified1:
|
|
3.0 %
|
|
|
Inmates By Gender
|
Male:
|
196,912
|
(93.3 %)
|
Female:
|
14,238
|
(6.7 %)
|
|
|
|
Inmates By Race
|
White:
|
125,844
|
(59.6 %)
|
Black:
|
78,323
|
(37.1 %)
|
Native American:
|
3,882
|
(1.8 %)
|
Asian:
|
3,101
|
(1.5 %)
|
|
|
|
|
Ethnicity
|
Hispanic:
|
73,800
|
(35.0 %)
|
|
|
|
Citizenship
|
United States:
|
156,930
|
(74.3 %)
|
Mexico:
|
37,974
|
(18.0 %)
|
Colombia:
|
2,120
|
(1.0 %)
|
Cuba:
|
1,475
|
(0.7 %)
|
Dominican Republic:
|
2,065
|
(1.0 %)
|
Other/Unknown:
|
10,586
|
(5.0 %)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1These inmates have not yet been assigned a security level.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less than 1 year:
|
4,973
|
(2.5 %)
|
1-3 years:
|
23,751
|
(11.8 %)
|
3-5 years:
|
28,459
|
(14.2 %)
|
5-10 years:
|
57,689
|
(28.7 %)
|
10-15 years:
|
40,818
|
(20.3 %)
|
15-20 years:
|
18,874
|
(9.4 %)
|
|
More than 20 years:
|
20,089
|
(10.0 %)
|
Life:
|
6,133
|
(3.1 %)
|
Death:
|
57
|
|
|
|
* Data is only calculated for cases where sentencing information is available.
|
Drug Offenses:
|
100,026
|
(50.1 %)
|
Weapons, Explosives, Arson:
|
30,617
|
(15.3 %)
|
Immigration:
|
21,933
|
(11.0 %)
|
Robbery:
|
7,651
|
(3.8 %)
|
Burglary, Larceny, Property Offenses:
|
7,646
|
(3.8 %)
|
Extortion, Fraud, Bribery:
|
10,793
|
(5.4 %)
|
Homicide, Aggravated Assault, and Kidnapping Offenses:
|
5,581
|
(2.8 %)
|
Miscellaneous:
|
1,571
|
(0.8 %)
|
Sex Offenses:
|
11,728
|
(5.9 %)
|
Banking and Insurance, Counterfeit, Embezzlement:
|
809
|
(0.4 %)
|
Courts or Corrections:
|
642
|
(0.3 %)
|
Continuing Criminal Enterprise:
|
482
|
(0.2 %)
|
National Security:
|
80
|
(0.0 %)
|
|
|
* Data calculated for those with offense-specific information available.
|
- Bureau of Justice Statistics:
Highlights:
- The U.S. prison population declined for the third consecutive year in 2012, from a high of 1,615,487 inmates in 2009 to 1,571,013 at year end 2012.
- The U.S. imprisoned 27,770 fewer prisoners (down 1.7%) at yearend 2012 than at yearend 2011.
- The federal prison population increased by 1,453 prisoners in 2012 (up 0.7%), while the state prison population declined by 29,223 prisoners (down 2.1%).
Read more Bureau of Prison…
http://www.bop.gov/news/quick.jsp
Read more Bureau of Justice Statistics:
http://www.bjs.gov/