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Black Enterprise: New Report: 90% of America’s Sheriffs Are White Men

June 5, 2020

Selena Hill discusses our report on America’s Sheriffs for Black Enterprise.

From the article:

The most glaring finding, perhaps, is that 92% of elected sheriffs are white while 90% are white men even though 50% of people in jails are people of color. Meanwhile, just 5% of sheriffs are African American and 2% are women.

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