Considering that nonbelievers make up approximately 10% of the population of the USA, you'd expect the evil fiends to be better represented in the prison population. No doubt they use their diabolical atheistic powers to influence judges and juries, or escape capture?
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| Adventist | 882 | 826 | 56 | 0.70% |
| American Indian | 4030 | 3881 | 149 | 3.21% |
| Atheist | 114 | 111 | 3 | 0.091% |
| Bahai | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.007% |
| Buddhist | 1327 | 1266 | 61 | 1.05% |
| Catholic | 38429 | 35544 | 2885 | 30.61% |
| Church Of Christ | 1814 | 1650 | 164 | 1.44% |
| Hindu | 213 | 209 | 4 | 0.17% |
| Jehovah's Witness | 849 | 785 | 64 | 0.68% |
| Jewish | 1499 | 1422 | 77 | 1.19% |
| Hare Krishna | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0.01% |
| Moorish | 1447 | 1436 | 11 | 1.15% |
| Mormon | 325 | 301 | 24 | 0.26% |
| Muslim | 6831 | 6541 | 290 | 5.44% |
| Nation Of Islam | 2719 | 2707 | 12 | 2.17% |
| No Preference | 15753 | 15209 | 544 | 12.55% |
| Orthodox | 422 | 411 | 11 | 0.34% |
| Other | 5116 | 4638 | 478 | 4.08% |
| Pentecostal | 1468 | 1212 | 256 | 1.17% |
| Protestant | 34375 | 30968 | 3407 | 27.38% |
| Rastafarian | 2322 | 2314 | 8 | 1.85% |
| Santeria | 455 | 445 | 10 | 0.36% |
| Science | 212 | 207 | 5 | 0.17% |
| Sikh | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0.01% |
| Unknown | 4893 | 4459 | 434 | 3.9% |
| TOTAL 125536 | ||||
Source: U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons, Census 04-11-2000.
Table reproduced from Freethought Today, June/July 2000 edition.
Note: The total percentage of specifically Christian prisoners is 75.13% (including the "No Preference" number, or 62.58% excluding it).