What is noted about African-Americans within U.S. correctional institutions?

a. they are dramatically overrepresented
b. their representation is comparable to Hispanics
c. their representation has no relation to social and economic factors
d. their representation is a result of "bad judges"


a - they are dramatically overrepresented

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