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Monday, March 31, 2003 |
One in 100 black adults now in jail
Home Office figures spark fears of American-style penal system
One in every 100 black British adults is now in prison, according to the latest Home Office figures.
A recent crackdown on guns, drugs and street crime has led to an explosion in the number of prisoners from an Afro-Caribbean background, who now account for one in six of all inmates.
The Observer
8:23:20 AM
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© Copyright 2003 Nick Page.
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Updated: 24/6/03; 3:57:57 pm.
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