Prison Crowing

In 1985 a man by the name of Gerald G Gaes Discovered that “prison crowding is often a cause of inmates ill health”. However, have there been enough things implemented in order to decrease that problem since his discovery. As of 2012 personnel have notice that “since 2002 the United States had the highest incarceration rate in the world” (Scommegna). Recidivism a relapse of crime, is one cause of inmates returning to prison and serving more time. On the other hand one can put in place programs to prevent recurring problems.
As of 1981 putting prisoners in the same room of two was seen as cruel and unusual punishment. According to Portland state university there are many factors going into the cause of overcrowding one is how some prisoners get harsh punishments for criminal activities. Reading mare in depth one can conclude that in prison conduct can also be a cause but acting poorly in prison he or she can add time to their sentence making less room for those coming in to the prison as a new. …show more content…
Gaes then goes on to explain a couple of statistics he came across in his studies which include, the assault rates are higher in a packed capacity prison as well as the clinic visits being high in a double bunked call. Inferences leads to the thought that overcrowding and double cells lead to more damage done to in mates that is costly to the prisons system.
To make over subside a little president Obama stated that sending fewer personal the federal prisons over drug offenders could help decrease numbers in federal prisons. Tracking certain items that put people in prison could also help with the population, fewer drugs fewer arrest, fewer guns fewer weapon