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Incarceration Rates and Traits of Sexual Minorities in the United States
National Inmate Survey, 2011–2012
February 2017
This study presents information on incarcerated sexual minorities, including offense history and sentence, childhood victimizations, mental health, and victimization while incarcerated. It is the first to consider incarcerated sexual minority men and women separately. The study was published in the American Journal of Public Health in February 2017.
AUTHORS
- Ilan H. Meyer
Distinguished Senior Scholar of Public Policy - Andrew R. Flores
Distinguished Visiting Scholar - Lara Stemple
Assistant Dean, UCLA School of Law - Adam P. Romero
Legal Scholarship & Federal Policy Director, Former - Bianca D.M. Wilson
Senior Scholar of Public Policy, Former - Jody L. Herman
Senior Scholar of Public Policy
Highlights
The rate of incarceration of LGB people is approximately 3 times higher than the already high general U.S. incarceration rate.
Incarcerated sexual minorities are more likely to experience mistreatment, harsh punishment, and sexual victimization than straight inmates.
Sexual minority men and women were significantly more likely to have spent time in disciplinary segregation or solitary confinement.
Data Points
Read the open-access journal article.
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