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Prison Overcrowding
Prison overcrowding is one of the largest problems facing the American criminal justice system today. ... The overcrowding of prisons has many negative effects on prisoners. Because the experts do not agree on how to solve the problem of overcrowding there is no right answer, just possible solutions. Some components of the justice system believe that building more prisons, privatization, or design is the solution to the problem, while their opponents, argues that alternative methods could be used to solve the problem of prison overcrowding. ... Long prison sentences and modifying the parole system, is another reason contributing towards the overcrowding of prisons. ... The “War on Drugs” campaign has played a large part to the overcrowding with large numbers admitted to prisons for drug offences. ... This has had a very big impact on the overcrowding of the prison system in some states. ... Although many negative effects of crowding have been identified, overcrowding does not affect all prisons uniformly. ... To a certain degree, overcrowding has resulted in offenders being classified on the basis of the space available rather than the security level and programs most suitable for the offenders (Cox, Paulus, & McCain, 1984). ...
Research has indicated that overcrowding has three types of effects on the daily prison environment. ... The second effect of overcrowding is the individual inmate’s behavior. ... With the United States wanting to reduce overcrowding, recidivism rates, and help the communities become free of crime, the courts have become involved in changing behaviors of defendants. ... The components of the justice system have come up with many ideas on how to solve the problem of overcrowding. ... Some experts believe that building more prisons will help the overcrowding and in some ways it will, but it doesn’t fix the problem.
Approximate Word count = 1406
Approximate Pages = 5.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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