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Prisons in the Last Ten Years

NCJ Number
232699
Journal
Victims & Offenders Volume: 5 Issue: 3 Dated: July 2010 Pages: 240-252
Author(s)
Richard Tewksbury
Date Published
July 2010
Length
13 pages
Annotation
This paper give an overview of American prisons in the last 10 years.
Abstract
Prisons in the first decade of the 21st century face both a wide range of age-old challenges as well as newly emerging ones. Five major developments of the decade have significantly influenced prison operations and introduced important changes in both day-to-day and ongoing institutional management. Two developments arise from internal changesincreasing populations and an ever-growing emphasis on security. The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) represents an externally imposed development. New security/management technologies represent both a challenge and an opportunity for corrections. Finally, the increasing costs of corrections, arising from both internal and societal forces, are a major challenge for prisons. (Published Abstract)