The statistics on imprisonment further demonstrate the extremes in the protection of gay rights.
When Stevenson sits down with Oprah for an interview on "SuperSoul Sunday" this weekend, he discusses the harsh reality of these injustices, from the overwhelming impact of race to the eye-opening statistics about imprisonment and capital punishment in this country.
Far from being a radical and unsubstantiated position, the failure of imprisonment is consistently evident in the statistics and reports generated by governments, including the UK.
The sample displayed a significantly higher rate of imprisonment in comparison to the general population statistics (χ 2 = 41.9, df = 1, p < 0.01).
In a country which has become accustomed to the news of Indigenous deaths in custody and startling statistics of Aboriginal and Torres Islander imprisonment, Ms Dhu's story has captured more attention than many in recent years.
America's fiercest imprisoner, Texas, which locks up more than 1,000 people for every 100,000 citizens, has far worse crime statistics than New York state, where the imprisonment rate has risen much more slowly.
However, there are no national statistics about the proliferation of debtor imprisonments.
Their evidence includes a poll of police chiefs in which just 1percentt said they believe that the death penalty significantly reduces the number of homicides, and a study by a sociologist at Cleveland State University who, sifting crime statistics, concluded that "capital punishment is not more effective than imprisonment in reducing murder".
According to statistics compiled using Florida Department of Corrections data by the Sentencing Project, the black imprisonment rate in the state is 1,621 per 100,000 people, while the white imprisonment rate is 448 per 100,000.
It is true the statistics establish that a disproportionate number of ex-servicemen are serving sentences of imprisonment for sexual offences, and for offences of violence, compared to the general prison population – and the inquiry concluded that research should be undertaken to discover why this should be so.
