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| Term Paper Title | Jigar Patel |
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Jigar Patel
Am.History-6
April 23,1998
Overcrowding of Prisons
One of America's biggest problems today is the overcrowding of prisons. This
began when the population of inmates started to soar in the 1980's. With the increase of
rapist, murderers, and drug dealers skyrocketing, there is no reason to this overpopulation.
The nation responds to this by building prison at a fast pace. But the construction has not
kept pace with the soaring population of inmates. The number of prisoners under the
jurisdiction of Federal correctional authorise at the end of 1991 reached a record high of
823,414. The increase for 1991 brings a total growth in the prison population since1980
to 493,593 - an increase of about 150 percent in the 11-year period. California's increase
of about 4,500 prisoners in 1991 was the largest gain in the number of prisoners in any
single jurisdiction. The overall increase in 1994 is 8.6 percent, but Texas and Georgia
reported increases of more than 20 percent. The largest increases occurred in Texas, up
28.5 percent, and Georgia, up 20.3 percent, according to a justice department report.
Eight state prison systems were so crowded that they sent at le
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