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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