Under Trump, black prison rate lowest in 31 years, Hispanics down 24%

Published October 23, 2020 12:13pm ET



America’s imprisonment rate has dropped to its lowest level since 1995, led by a dive in the percentage of blacks and Hispanics sent to jail during the Trump administration, according to a new Justice Department tally.

For minorities, the focus of President Trump’s First Step Act prison and criminal reform plan, the rate is the lowest in years.

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