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Prison Boot Camps
The Alternative Solution to Decrease Prison Cost and Overcrowding

Abstract

The rising costs, effectiveness, and implications of accommodating growing numbers of criminals have increasingly come under fire from both the government and public (TDOC, 2001). Prison overcrowding is one of the main problems facing the criminal justice system today. According to the latest statistics from the U.S. Department of Justice, more than two million men and women are now incarcerated in the United States (Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2003).
Some studies show that overcrowding has three types of effects on the daily prison environment. The first effect is not enough space and resources to go around which are made to stretch even further (Rempel et al, 2002). The opportunities for inmates to participate in self-improvement and rehabilitative programs, such as education, employment and vocational training are shortened. The lack of prison employment......

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