The Federal Prison Population Buildup: Overview, Policy Changes, Issues, and Options

James, Nathan

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Prisons;    Correctional institutions;    Prisoners;   

RP-ID  :  R42937
RP-ID  :  R42937_2013Jan22

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Since the early 1980s, there has been a historically unprecedented increase in the federal prison population. Some of the growth is attributable to changes in federal criminal justice policy during the previous three decades. An issue before Congress is whether policymakers consider the rate of growth in the federal prison population sustainable, and if not, what changes could be made to federal criminal justice policy to reduce the prison population while maintaining public safety. This report explores the issues related to the growing federal prison population.