Good! Why Are Prisons So Overcrowded
The prison system in Illinois is capable of holding. Near Tallahassee Florida the Gadsden County Jail is equipped to hold approximately 150 inmates. California To Address Prison Overcrowding With Giant Building Program The New York Times Supreme Court has deemed the overcrowding in California prisons so extreme that they ruled it as cruel and unusual punishment. Why are prisons so overcrowded . With about 170000 inmates it has a higher per-capita incarceration rate than the rest of the United States which itself has the highest per-ca. In many prison systems detainees do not have the minimum space requirements recommended by international standards and in some cases spending up to 23 hours of the day if not all day in overcrowded cells. In America when slavery was abolished an exception was added to the wording of the Amendment to appease more conservative minds that excludes prisoners. Sentencing Standards Some judges like to flex the legal power they have and will senten...