The Pros And Cons Of Overcrowded Prisons

Ron Paul once said “if somebody is in prison for non- violence, drug usage, and never committed a hard crime, they should be pardoned and let out.” (wallpaper222.com). In Oklahoma overcrowded prisons has been a big issue of many. This analysis of overcrowded prisons will examine why prisons are overcrowded and how it is affecting the inmates and sheriffs. Right now the state is trying to figure out ways to prevent prisons from being overcrowded. The population and capacity is also affected by the prison. Back in the 90’s it was kind of brought up, but it has calmed down a little bit until now. A prison being overcrowded is very dangerous for inmates that live in the cells. This will continue to remain a problem until the state knows how to exactly fix the problem. “We have a serious problem” said Todd Russ. (Stecklein 1) Global warming plays a role in prisons being overcrowded. It makes the heat conditions feel cruel and unusual punishment. Inmates that live in the cells are suffocating due to the heat conditions. With the …show more content…
“The Oklahoma Department of Corrections’ effort to shift thousands of state prisoners out of county jails has resulted in nearly two-thirds of state prisons being over capacity” (Adcock 1). The staffing is currently inadequate because of the prisons. With the prisons being dangerous the staffs scared to work. The prison count has risen to nearly 8 percent with 16,668 inmates over the past year. When the staff is moving inmates they make sure they are careful so that the inmates are still safe no matter what area they get placed in. Some countries in Oklahoma have started to make complaints about the state having too many inmates in the prisons. The countries that have complained also protested to keep their inmates In their prison instead of having them moved. Tulsa is one of those countries and they also sued the state for that particular