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Assignment:
Research
Prison overcrowding. When prisons are overcrowded, it's difficult to meet prisoners' basic health and safety needs. It's harder to implement rehabilitation programs. It can also worsen mental health issues and increase the potential for violence.
Lack of resources. Court dockets are too high given the number of judges and limited support staff. In corrections, there is often a lack of resources for rehabilitation. This can lead to ineffective rehabilitation and repeat offending. It can also exacerbate the problems with overloaded dockets and prison overcrowding.
Racial justice. There are gross racial disparities in arrests, convictions, and death row statistics. A disproportionate number of African Americans are arrested, imprisoned, and placed on death-row.
Includes the following three sections:
a. Define and describe the extent of the problem.
b. Describe the effect(s) of the problem.
c. Describe solutions experts currently propose and the pro/cons associated with them.