Incarceration

Incarceration:

1. Describe the race and ethnicity of persons in federal prisons.

1. 1. Include information on gender, and age as well.
   2. What are some of the main crimes that people are incarcerated for?
   3. Do you see any disparity in who our U.S. inmates are?
   4. What do you think might be the reason for any disparity?

 

Here is a good website to start finding your information:

Federal Bureau of Prisons:

https://www.bop.gov/about/statistics/statistics_inmate_age.jsp

 

2. Find one article that discusses the physical or mental health needs of prisoners (male or female, your choice) and discuss those needs. Are we meeting the health needs of those who are incarcerated?