The prison population has been creeping back upward. New laws in some states instituting harsher punishments threaten to further fill prisons, many of which are already understaffed and overcrowded.
The main idea is that the prison population is increasing, putting additional strain on already overcrowded and understaffed prisons.
This trend is fueled by:
* A general rise in the inmate population.
* New state laws enacting harsher penalties which will likely lead to more people being incarcerated.
The main idea is that the prison population is increasing, putting additional strain on already overcrowded and understaffed prisons. This trend is fueled by: * A general rise in the inmate population. * New state laws enacting harsher penalties which will likely lead to more people being incarcerated.
