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A 4 page paper which examines prison overcrowding and then discusses solutions such as reduced sentences to relieve some of the overcrowding problems. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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4 pages (~225 words per page)
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of the nation grows. One could blame overcrowding on the simple growth in population, but there is also the condition wherein more and more people are put away for the
simplest of crimes it seems, sent to prison wherein they spend an extensive period of time, leading to overcrowding and a sort of social insistence that something must be done,
and done differently. There is also the condition wherein law enforcement and the judicial system has become harder on many types of crimes. The following paper examines the issue of
overcrowding and possible solutions. Prison Overcrowding As mentioned, prisons, as well as jails, in the United States are greatly overcrowded today. There are likely many different reasons for
the problem and some may argue that the problem lies in the fact that there are more crimes taking place. Others may argue the laws have become stricter, and others
may rightfully argue that as the population in the nation grows, so grows the criminal activity. One book notes that with the aggressive incarceration techniques used in the past two
decades problems have arisen, that "they have only resulted in overcrowded prisons with a high rate of recidivism" (Ross; Richards 175). It
is interesting to note that while increased efforts to incarcerate people have not proven necessarily effective, there are still many efforts to seek new housing for criminals, new jails, and
new structures to house the criminals. "The accelerated pace of new prison construction and expansion has worked well as a short-term solution to crime and criminal behavior; however, the
relief brought about by the infusion of new prison beds was, in most cases, interrupted by the immediate and stark realization that even more new construction was needed and needed
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