Corrections
Hello everyone, I am here to speak to you today about the "Two Hundred Years of the Penitentiary" project to increase public involvement in the discussion of correctional issues. More importantly, why we as citizens should be concerned about prison and jail overcrowding and the best approaches for remedying the crowding problem. One of America's biggest problems today is the overcrowding of our prisons. This is a problem we all should be concerned about. One reason why is because it is our tax dollars that are being used to build these prisons instead of being used to educate our youth. Therefore, if this problem is not solved soon, the overcrowding will keep rising along with taxes to buy new beds and build new prisons. So then, we need to start taking a look at which people are getting put into these jails and prisons. What kinds of crimes they committed to be placed in these institutions. A lot, of these people in prison are first time non-violent offenders, who probably really don't need to put be in prison. Which means an extra space for someone who should be incarcerated far more than the first time non-violent offender. Which leads me to my next point. Some studies have argued that the population of prisons and j
Carlson, Norman A., Hess, Karen M., Orthmann, Christine M. H. Corrections in the 21st Century: A Practical Approach. Belmont, California: Wadsworth, 1999 - the total increased 3.4% from yearend 1998, The felony urinalysis program, provided at three locations in Macomb County, provides frequent, random urine testing for felony probationers to determine if they are remaining free of drugs and alcohol. Township, provides up to 90 days of residential substance abuse treatment for felony probationers and felony probation violators.
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