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What is the incarceration rate of white and black male sentenced prisoners per 100,000 adult male U.S. residents?

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What is the incarceration rate of white and black male sentenced prisoners per 100,000 adult male U.S. residents?

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In 1992, 502 white males were incarcerated for every 100,000 white male adults, and 4,094 black males were incarcerated per 100,000 black male adults (21 or older) in the Nation. Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, “Correctional Populations in the U.S. 1992,” (NCJ 146413), January 1995.