PDF — if you add up the columns, 13437 of 79235 prisoners are Catholic

  • RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    The context is that society is complicated and income distribution and housing stability are not uniformly distributed by region or religion, so many of these statistics just mirror painfully obvious things like:

    • People in low income areas are more likely to go to prison (people in high income areas can probably afford a better lawyer & get a better deal)
    • People who aren’t part of the dominant religion are likely to have moved more recently
    • People who have recently moved are more likely to move to lower income areas where housing is more affordable