Overcrowding Issues

The Overcrowding Issues topic provides news, columns, and expert opinion on the dangerous issue of prison overcrowding. From legislation intended to combat the issue to how corrections staff can stay safe and successfully manage the problem within their facilities, this page is a key resource for COs everywhere.

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Women behind bars
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An inside look at the women behind bars.
Report Released About The Closing Of Dwight Correctional Center
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Moving about 1,000 female inmates from a closed prison in Dwight to another in Logan County has exacerbated overcrowding and not generated meaningful cost savings, according to a report from the John Howard Association.
Eugene Puryear discusses Calif. prison overpopulation
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Overcrowding in the prisons has led to questions about the health and safety of inmates over the last year, as well as the state's employment of a long-term solitary confinement policy.
Prison riot in Brazil kills 9 inmates
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A riot in an overcrowded prison in Brazil left 9 inmates dead and 20 injured.
Father of slain correctional officer speaks
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Donald Williams speaks about the murder of his son Eric Williams, a correctional officer at the United States Penitentiary at Canaan in Wayne County, Pa.
One in four inmates in overcrowded cells
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A report on the overcrowding issues within England's prison system.