need paper done

Introduction

This section will give a brief background of how the American criminal justice system work and the classification of various prisons. It will also give figures regarding the numbers of various races and age groups in prisons.

Paragraph 1

This section will discuss the issues that have led to overcrowding

Paragraph 2

The section will discuss the complications arising from overcrowding in prisons, including diseases and conflict

Paragraph 3

The paragraph will involve a comparison of the American prison scenario with a few first world countries such as

i) United Kingdom

ii) Australia

Paragraph 3 and 4

The section will give suggestions on ways to tackle the problem of overcrowding. These may include

i) Alternative punishment

ii) New prison facilities

iii) Better monitoring by wardens

Conclusion

This section will summarize the main ideas and presented and make a call to the relevant authorities to step up to solve the problem.

References

Boritch, Helen. "The Criminal Class Revisited." Social science history 29, no. 01 (2005): 137-170.

Campers, S. M. (2012). A Failing Correctional System: State Prison Overcrowding in the United States.

Frederique, N. P. (2005). The Impact of Sentence Length on the Recidivism of Violent Offenders: An Exploratory Analysis of Pennsylvania Data 1997-2001 (Doctoral dissertation).

Levitt, S. D. (1995). The effect of prison population size on crime rates: Evidence from prison overcrowding litigation (No. w5119). National Bureau of Economic Research.

MacDonald, M. (2013). Reducing California's Overcrowded Prison Population. Themis: Research Journal of Justice Studies and Forensic Science, 1(1), 2.