In the past 30 years, the population of prisoners in the United States has expanded almost 5-fold, correctional facilities are increasingly overcrowded, and mor

After decades of stability from the 1920s to the early 1970s, the rate of imprisonment in the United States has increased fivefold during the last four decades.

Originally published: Syracuse, N.Y.: Prison Research Education Action Project, 1976.

"Tackling Prison Overcrowding is a response to controversial proposals and sentencing set out in by Lord Patrick Carter's review of prisons, published in 2007."

Researching Prisons provides an overview of the processes, practices, and challenges involved in undertaking prison research. The chapters look at the different