
| Table 3 | ||||||
| Prison Sentence Length
by Race Fiscal Year 1995-96 |
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| Sentence Length in Years | ||||||
| Race | LE 2* | GT 2-LE 4* | GT 4- LE 10* | GT 10* | Total | Average Months |
| White | 2,990 | 2,234 | 1,594 | 592 | 7,410 | 51.9 |
| 40.4% | 30.1% | 21.5% | 8.0% | 100.0% | ||
| Black | 3,941 | 2,563 | 1,774 | 693 | 8,971 | 50.9 |
| 43.9% | 28.6% | 19.8% | 7.8% | 100.0% | ||
| Other | 46 | 47 | 42 | 19 | 154 | 60.9 |
| 29.9% | 30.5% | 27.3% | 12.3% | 100.0% | ||
| Total | 6,977 | 4,844 | 3,410 | 1,304 | 16,535 | 51.5 |
| 42.2% | 29.3% | 20.6% | 7.9% | 100.0% | ||
| *LE=less than or equal to; GT=greater than. | ||||||