Prison crowding

Description

Discusses some of the factors contributing to the growth in prison population in the United States and some of the approaches being considered for alleviating the overcrowding problems, such as sentencing alternatives, or building more prisons. Discusses the demographics of the New York prison situation as an example and features the Maryland prison system.

Runtime

29 min

Series

Subjects

Geography

Genre

Date of Publication

1990

Database

Alexander Street

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