African-Americans and Maryland’s Prison Population Harold Fisher November 14, 2019 at 8:44 pm in NEWS, PODCASTS, The Daily Drum Insight Segment Tweet 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? Resources: African-Americans and Maryland’s Prison Population http://whur.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/THE-DAILY-DRUM-11.14.19-BLACK-PRISON-POP-IN-MARYLAND.mp3 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 Tags: Black Youth, Dr. Bahiyyah Muhammad, Howard University Department of Sociology and Criminology, Howard University School of Law, Justin Hansford, Maryland Department of Corrections, Research & Policy, Ryan King, school to prison pipeline, The Justice Policy Institute, Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center