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Black incarcerations have decline, and white incarcerations rise, but why? Hit the jump for the full story!

Studies show that black incarcerations have have declined over the last 9 years, but at the same time, white incarceration rates have risen! From 2000 to 2009, 8.5 percent more white men and 47 percent more white women were sent to prison. At the same time, the rate dropped by 9.8 percent for black men and 30.7 percent for black women. Drug sentencing laws, mandatory sentencing, and changes among the crimes being committed by different demographics are the reasons for this drastic change.

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