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Jail Stats

February 10, 2010

Total Johnson County inmates: 127

Number of African Americans
in jail: 54

% of African Americans in
jail: 43%

% of African Americans in
Johnson county: 3.65% (most recent census 05)

In Alabama, 26% of the population is African American. Nearly 63% of the Alabama prison population is African American. -Equal Justice Initiative

Read the Governor's Taskforce Report on African Americans in our Prisons

Johnson County Jail

Read the Bureau of Justice Prison Statistics

"Aren't the police the protective force that maintains the status quo for the wealthy elite. Don't you think we ought to attack the roots of social problems instead of jamming people into overcrowded prisons?"

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