The Maryland black prison population is more than double the national average. The percentage of African-Americans in the state’s prison (70%) is twice that of the state population. (31%). This is coming from a new report by The Justice Policy Institute. What’s going on here? Why is this happening?
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African-Americans and Maryland’s Prison Population
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Dr. Bahiyyah Muhammad, Assistant Prof., Howard University Department of Sociology and Criminology
Justin Hansford, Executive Director, Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, Howard University School of Law
Ryan King, Director, Research & Policy, The Justice Policy Institute
