Now, in 2024, over 8,000 people were admitted to the Wisconsin prisons. About 60% of those admissions involved revocations and supervision rather than new convictions. Black residents in Wisconsin are incarcerated roughly 11 to 12 times the rate of white residents, one of the highest racial disparities in the nation. Extended supervision and revocations contribute substantially to prisons return technical violations remain a large driver for repeat incarceration. The jail population Statewide is roughly 10,207 for statewide, for a total of 1502 women, 807,005 men. (15:11–15:20)
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Asserts that Black residents in Wisconsin are incarcerated 11 to 12 times more than white residents.
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