Document Type

Opinion Piece

Humanization of non-violent inmates critical to prison reform

Authors

Kim Crowley

Publication Title

The Maine Campus

Publication Date

1-31-2016

Abstract/ Summary

The United States prison system is in desperate need of reform. We are the world’s leading jailer, creating trends of mass incarceration, racial disparity and widespread prison overpopulation. The statistics surrounding U.S. criminal justice, specifically our national prison system, are dismal at best. Over 2 million U.S. citizens are currently in prison. State prisons, as a group, exceed their maximum nominal inmate capacity by 15 percent. Federal prisons exceed their capacity even more so by 36 percent.

Comments

Content captured from The Maine Campus website by by Kimberly Sawtelle, Library Specialist CLIII, on January 17, 2021.

Identifier

Racial Justice_Maine Campus_2021_01_17q

Repository Citation

Crowley, Kim, "Humanization of non-violent inmates critical to prison reform" (2016). Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. 60.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/social_justice/60

Version

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