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Pew Study Finds Sharp Rise in Latino Federal Prisoners

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Study Shows Sharp Rise in Latino Federal Convicts By SOLOMON MOORE Published: February 18, 2009 NY Times Latino convicts now represent the largest ethnic population in the federal prison system, accounting for 40 percent of all those convicted of federal crimes, according to a study released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan think tank. In 2007, Latinos, who make up 13 percent of the United States population, accounted for one third of all federal prison inmates, a result the study attributed to the sharp rise in illegal immigration and the increased enforcement of immigration laws. Nearly half of all Latino offenders, or about 48 percent, were convicted of immigration crimes, while drug offenses were the second-most prevalent charge, according to the report...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on February 18, 2009 (boomark / email).