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Los Angeles has the largest jail system in the world and we are a Democratic society.
Los Angeles County Jails, with an average daily population nearing 22,000, is the biggest jail system in the world and one of the most troubled in the U.S. It includes Men's Central Jail, a windowless dungeon in downtown L.A. that has been plagued by a long-entrenched culture of savage deputy on-inmate violence.
Snip... the jail system by the numbers...
If arrested in Los Angeles County, there is about a 36% chance that you will end up in the jail system. In 2019, there were 303,363 arrests in Los Angeles County and 110,941 of those were booked into the county jail system. This was a slightly lower incarceration rate in county jails than in the two previous years (37% in both 2017 and 2018).
Snip... They spend a 1,000,000 dollars to incarcerate people from a select number of neighborhoods...
Million Dollar Hoods maps the neighborhoods where LASD and LAPD spent the most on incarceration between 2012 to 2017. The first layer of the map highlights in red all communities where the LASD spent at least $1 million annually to jail residents, amounting to a minimum $6 million investment in incarceration over the study’s six-year period. The second layer of the map highlights the communities where the LAPD spent at least $1 million annually on detention during these same years. The millions of dollars committed to incarceration in the highlighted neighborhoods makes them “Million Dollar Hoods.”
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Led by Prof. Kelly Lytle Hernandez, the Million Dollar Hoods (MDH) research team maps and monitors how much local authorities spend on locking up residents in L.A.’s Million Dollar Hoods. Led by Black and Brown women and driven by formerly-incarcerated persons as well as residents of Million Dollar Hoods, the MDH team also provides the only full and public account of the leading causes of arrest in Los Angeles, revealing that drug possession and DUIs are the top booking charges in L.A.’s Million Dollar Hoods. Collectively, this data counters the popular misunderstanding that incarceration advances public safety by removing violent and serious offenders from the streets. In fact, local authorities are investing millions in locking up the County’s most economically vulnerable, geographically isolated, and racially marginalized populations for drug and alcohol-related crimes. This talk provides an introduction to the Million Dollar Hoods project, method, and impact.
Los Angeles County Jails, with an average daily population nearing 22,000, is the biggest jail system in the world and one of the most troubled in the U.S. It includes Men's Central Jail, a windowless dungeon in downtown L.A. that has been plagued by a long-entrenched culture of savage deputy on-inmate violence.
Snip... the jail system by the numbers...
Los Angeles County Jail System by the Numbers
Almanac facts, information and trivia about Los Angeles County, its people, cities and communities.
www.laalmanac.com
If arrested in Los Angeles County, there is about a 36% chance that you will end up in the jail system. In 2019, there were 303,363 arrests in Los Angeles County and 110,941 of those were booked into the county jail system. This was a slightly lower incarceration rate in county jails than in the two previous years (37% in both 2017 and 2018).
Snip... They spend a 1,000,000 dollars to incarcerate people from a select number of neighborhoods...
Map Room | Million Dollar Hoods
milliondollarhoods.pre.ss.ucla.edu
Million Dollar Hoods maps the neighborhoods where LASD and LAPD spent the most on incarceration between 2012 to 2017. The first layer of the map highlights in red all communities where the LASD spent at least $1 million annually to jail residents, amounting to a minimum $6 million investment in incarceration over the study’s six-year period. The second layer of the map highlights the communities where the LAPD spent at least $1 million annually on detention during these same years. The millions of dollars committed to incarceration in the highlighted neighborhoods makes them “Million Dollar Hoods.”
Snip... drivers...
Million Dollar Hoods: Mapping the Fiscal and Human Cost of Mass Incarceration in Los Angeles – Institute for Research on Labor and Employment
Los Angeles County operates the largest jail system in the United States, which incarcerates more people than any other nation on Earth. At a cost of nearly $1
irle.berkeley.edu
Led by Prof. Kelly Lytle Hernandez, the Million Dollar Hoods (MDH) research team maps and monitors how much local authorities spend on locking up residents in L.A.’s Million Dollar Hoods. Led by Black and Brown women and driven by formerly-incarcerated persons as well as residents of Million Dollar Hoods, the MDH team also provides the only full and public account of the leading causes of arrest in Los Angeles, revealing that drug possession and DUIs are the top booking charges in L.A.’s Million Dollar Hoods. Collectively, this data counters the popular misunderstanding that incarceration advances public safety by removing violent and serious offenders from the streets. In fact, local authorities are investing millions in locking up the County’s most economically vulnerable, geographically isolated, and racially marginalized populations for drug and alcohol-related crimes. This talk provides an introduction to the Million Dollar Hoods project, method, and impact.