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State-specific resources

If you need some facts about your state to use in letters to the editor or for other action, try these resources:

Our research is less extensive in some states, but these facts may be helpful:

Arkansas
Twenty-one percent of Lincoln County's census population is incarcerated.
Colorado
Thirty-five percent of Crowley County's census population is incarcerated. This is the highester percentage in the country.
Louisiana
Thirty-three percent of West Feliciana Parish's census population is incarcerated. This is the second highest percentage in the country.
Florida
Thirty percent of Union County's census population is incarcerated.
Tennessee
Twenty-seven percent of Lake County's census population is incarcerated.
Missouri
Twenty-three percent of DeKalb County's census population is incarcerated.

States may be mentioned in other contexts on this site. Search for your state here:



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