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Ronald James English 101 Professor Cheryl Blackburn 1 December 2001 PRISON OVERCROWDING Overcrowding prisons has been an rising issue in American society. It is reported in the Bureau of Justice Statistics Sourcebook that as of last year, the US prison population has risen to a little over 2 million. In addition, it costs $25,000 a year to house a single prisoner. To avoid the further congestion within the penal system, alternatives have been presented in an effort control this matter. The three very leading alternatives in use are probation, boot camps, and house arrest. The question of their effectiveness and impact on society has been a source of controversy as of late. Young offenders (up until about the ages of 18), have recently had the alternative of boot camps as opposed to jail time. Correctional facilities referred to as boot camps (based on military boot camps) arose in 1983 and were first developed in...

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