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New York State's prison system saw a dramatic increase of incarceration for whites between 1975-1985 from 31 to 67 per 100,000, (chart 1). Hidden in those general numbers of 201 per 100,000 citizens in prison and an increase of 200,000 prisoners nationally and an increase of 15,339 in New York is the story of the two nations. Those are the facts, but they do not tell the whole story. New York State had 34,718 prisoners for 2 rate of 195 per 100,000, a 79% increase since 1977.(3) As we prepare this report at the end of 1986, there are more than 39,000 prisoners in the New York system.(4) There were more than 500,000 prisoners in state and federal facilities at a rate of imprisonment of 201 per 100,000 population.(2) That's an increase of 70% since 1977. The official report for 1985 lists the facts. The 1985 reports have just come out for State and Federal prisons and, as you would expect, imprisonment rates have increased. If official reports and stories don't tell us, then politicians do as they advertise how "tough on crime" they are. It is a story that we should recognize, for it was predicted nearly 20 years ago by the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders when it concluded: "Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white - separate and unequal." (1) Without major changes, it is a story that is likely to get worse.īy now, we are used to reports of rising rates of imprisonment. It now seems that won’t be necessary – at least for now.MINORITY/WHITE INCARCERATION IN NEW YORK STATEģ62 STATE ST., ALBANY, NEW YORK 12210 (518) 436-9222Ĭriminal justice in New York State is the story of two nations: one white, the other black one resembling the European justice system which incarcerates at relatively low rates, the other exceeding South Africa in its rate of black imprisonment. Last week, protesting prisoners threatened to strip off their clothes if government didn’t respond to their demands. Just last week, the inspecting judge of the judicial inspectorate for correctional services justice Edwin Cameron wrote a letter to Justice Minister Ronald Lamola, suggesting a carefully targeted, selective release of inmates including those over 60 years old, frail, sick and terminally ill, petty and nonviolent offenders, inmates with less than one year of their sentence remaining, and those approaching their parole date. The number of inmates is said to be 162,875 – exceeding the accommodation capacity of 118,572 bed spaces. South African prisons are overcrowded, making social distancing a near impossible task. The decision will be in line with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ call for governments to reduce prison populations to prevent the uncontrollable outbreak of coronavirus. It’s understood the Department of Justice has already done the work and is waiting for the president to make the announcement.
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With overcrowding in prisons standing at 37% – social distancing is a challenge.ĮWN understands President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce the release of awaiting trial inmates for so-called soft crimes and nonviolent offenders eligible for parole, among others. The Department of Correctional Services said at the weekend that the number of recorded COVID-19 cases at its facilities had increased to over one 100. Several prisons across the country saw protests last week, with inmates going on a hunger strike to force government to release nonviolent, first time offenders, prisoners over 60 years old and those who are terminally ill. JOHANNESBURG – Eyewitness News can reveal that thousands of prisoners are set to be released from jail on Monday as part of the country’s measures to contain the spread of COVID-19.