This study assesses whether racial and ethnic disparities exist in prison industry employment and whether seemingly race- and ethnicity-neutral eligibility requirements contribute to any such disparities. We examine whether there are racial/ethnic disparities in industrial prison work, the extent to which disparities are explained by administrative policies, and the conditions under which disparities are most pronounced. Using 10 years of prison administrative data from Ohio, this study employs multilevel and mediation analyses to examine the effects of race and ethnicity on the odds of working an industrial prison job. Results suggest that Black and Hispanic incarcerated persons (IPs) are less likely to work industry jobs than White IPs. The majority of this disparity stems from program requirements; however, some disparities maintain even when accounting for requirements. Black IPs who do not meet program requirements are less likely to work than White IPs who do not meet program requirements. Racial disparities are smaller in facilities with greater racial heterogeneity among correctional staff.

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刑事司法中的“种族中立”计划资格要求是否会产生不同的影响？对种族、民族和监狱行业就业情况的检查

本研究评估监狱行业就业中是否存在种族和民族差异，以及看似种族和民族中立的资格要求是否会导致任何此类差异。我们研究工业监狱工作中是否存在种族/民族差异，行政政策解释差异的程度，以及差异最明显的条件。本研究使用来自俄亥俄州的 10 年监狱行政数据，采用多层次和中介分析来检查种族和民族对从事工业监狱工作的几率的影响。结果表明，黑人和西班牙裔被监禁者 (IP) 从事行业工作的可能性低于白人 IP。这种差异大部分源于计划要求。然而，即使考虑到需求，一些差异仍然存在。不符合计划要求的黑人 IP 比不符合计划要求的白人 IP 更不可能工作。在惩教人员种族异质性较大的设施中，种族差异较小。