June 10, 2005

Whites Hold Prison Majority in Minnesota

Whites are now the majority in the Minnesota prison system, accounting for 58.5% of the prison population, the highest it's been since 1989. Outside of prison and across Minnesota, whites make up 87.2% of the population and 97% of the legislators. The shift in the racial make-up of inmates is primarily thanks to a new focus on sex crimes and meth.

It seems like something must be wrong for the racial math to be so out of whack.

Posted by kevin at June 10, 2005 8:33 AM

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