1,405,531 imprisoned in U.S.
163,965 impriosoned in California
(June, 2001)
Death Row:
638 people on Death Row (Feb, 2004)
39% White
35% Black
18% Hispanic
8% Other
Did You Know...
...there have been 10 executions in California since 1976?
...in California, only 3 people have been released from Death Row since 1976?
...a study in Philadelphia found that for similar crimes commited by similar defendants, blacks received the death penalty at a 38% higher than all others? ( DPIC, 1998)
...The yearly salary for a prison guard with 6 years of exprience is higher than that of a starting associate professor at a University of California
California Statistics:
In the year 2000, there were:
625,964 prisoners admitted in the US
129,640 prisoners admitted in California
(21% of US prisoners were admitted
in California.)
Overall California Racial Population:
55.6% White
6.8% Black
25.1% Hispanic
8.9% Asian/Pacific Islander
3.5% Native American
(January, 2001)
California Racial Population In Prison:
29% White
31% Black
34.7% Hispanic
1% Asian
0.9% Native American
2.9% Other