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The Alarming Lack of Data on Latinos in the Criminal Justice System (2016)

"No one knows exactly how many Latinos are arrested each year or how many are in prison, on probation, or on parole.Evidence shows that our criminal justice system has significant racial disparities. But without comprehensive data, policymakers, community members, and advocates cannot know how mass incarceration affects Latinos specifically and ethnic disparities cannot be accurately tracked."