Jail Crowding

1 March 1985

journal article
Published by SAGE Publications in The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Vol. 478 (1) , 47-57
https://doi.org/10.1177/0002716285478001005

Abstract

In light of the constant interaction between local jails and state prisons, a discussion of jail crowding is essential to understanding prison crowding. This article examines the multitude of issues related to jail crowding. The specific causes of jail crowding and numerous solutions, many of which are directly relevant to prison crowding, are discussed.

Keywords

JAIL CROWDING
DIRECTLY RELEVANT
CONSTANT INTERACTION
ARTICLE EXAMINES
STATE PRISONS
SPECIFIC CAUSES
ISSUES RELATED
UNDERSTANDING PRISON

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