How does the incarceration rate for African American males compare to that of the white majority?

Question

a. Compared to the overall population in the United States, African Americans make up a much smaller ratio of the prison population
b. African American males are sent to prison and jail at a rate six times greater than that of whites
c. There is no discernible difference in incarceration rates based on race
d. African Americans are incarcerated at a rate much higher than whites but much lower than Hispanics
e. Based on race, white and Hispanic males are more likely to be incarcerated than are African American males

Answer 1

b