Racial disparity in Connecticut prisons on the decline, report says

HARTFORD, Conn. – There is “significantly” less racial disparity among prisoners in Connecticut than there was just a few years ago, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Since 2008, the percentage of African Americans incarcerated in Connecticut has dropped by 22 percent, according to the report, as Office of Policy and Management Under Secretary Mike Lawlor told the state’s Criminal Justice Policy Advisory Commission on Thursday.

During the same time period, the percentage of Latinos in Connecticut prisons has dropped by 23 percent, while the number of white prisoners has dropped by just six percent.

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