Prevalence of Imprisonment in the U.S. Population, 1974-2001

"Prevalence of Imprisonment in the U.S. Population, 1974-2001" by Thomas P. Bonczar is a revealing report that uncovers the growth and transformation of imprisonment across different groups living in the United States. The report begins by shedding light on the shocking number of over 5.6 million American adults with prior prison time by 2001. It examines piles of numbers and uses modeling to show the changing face of incarceration from 1974 to 2001, zeroing in on the differences in imprisonment rates among black, Hispanic, and white men, and highlighting the rise in prison populations with projections about where these trends might lead our communities in the future and decades to come.