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Sentenced State and Federal Prisoners by Gender and Race, 2006

  Males Females
  Total1 White2 Black2 Hispanic Total1 White2 Black2 Hispanic
Number 1,399,100 478,000 534,200 290,500 103,100 49,100 28,600 17,500
Rate per 100,000 943 487 3,042 1,261 68 48 148 81
1. Includes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders.
2. Excludes Hispanics.

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State Prison Inmates, by Offense, Gender, Race, and Hispanic Origin, 2002 Incarceration and Capital Punishment Prison Population Exceeds Two Million