Distribution of incarceration by parent income

Note: Figure shows the estimated incarceration rates of individuals born between 1980-1986 in 2012. “In prison” is the share observed in prison serving a sentence of one year or greater in IRS records. “In prison or jail” is an estimate of the total incarceration rate (in prison or in jail) based on the share of the 1980-1986 birth cohorts incarcerated in an adult correctional facility in the 2014 5-year American Community Survey.
Source: Source: The Brookings Institution Get the data