The Prison and Parole System

Information on the federal and state prison and parole systems, correctional statistics, and resources for families of prisoners.
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Does Harsh Punishment Reduce Crime?
The current prison system puts too much emphasis on harsh punishment and not enough on rehabilitation and simply does not work.
Moving Increases Parolee's Chances of Staying Out of Prison
Offenders who have been paroled from prison are at greater risk of being incarcerated within 12 months if they return home to the same environment.
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One in every 138 residents of the United States, a total of 2,131,180 inmates, were incarcerated in prison or jail as of June 30, 2004 -- growing at a rate of 932 inmates a day over 2003.
U.S. Prison Population Approaches 1.5 Million
State and federal authorities held 1,470,045 prisoners as of December 31, 2003, a 2.1 percent increase during the year, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics announced.
Correctional Population Hits Record 6.9 Million
The total number of people in the United States who are incarcerated in prisons or jail, serving probation sentences, or on parole reached a record 6.9 million in 2003, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics reports.
U.S. Prisons: How Crowded Are They?
Mandatory sentencing and the increase in drug-related convictions have contributed to overcrowding in all state and federal prisons.
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Visitor's Guide to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court offers a variety of educational programs. There are exhibits, which are changed periodically, and a theater, where a film on the Supreme Court is shown. Here is information for those interested in visiting the Supreme Court.
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A pictorial tour of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Alcatraz: Federal Prison 1934-1963
Classified as a concentration model, where difficult-to-manage prisoners from other institutions would be concentrated under one roof, Alcatraz served as an experiment.
Sing Sing Prison
Among the famous prisons -- Alcatraz, Leavenworth, Attica -- Sing Sing is the oldest and most deeply woven into our fabric.
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ADX Supermax
The ADX Supermax is known for its harsh treatment of some of the most difficult prisoners in the world.
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ADX Supermax Inmates
The federal Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado houses the most dangerous criminals, spies and foreign terrorist. Here is the list of the high-profiled inmates currently doing hard time in one of the toughest prisons in the world.
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