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the united states has the highest incarceration in the world true or false? true

What explains the rapid rise in incarceration rates that has occurred throughout the U.S. during the last two decades? Do you feel such an increase is justified by the change in crime rates that has taken place? The rise came from legislatures passing laws for offenders with multiple convictions and changing some drug laws. Drug [...]

Once a letter reaches a prison about how long will it take for the staff to deliver the letter to an inmate. I am writing to someone who is in the George W. Hill correctional facility. Thank you! It depends on the prison, and also, how far the letter has to go to get there. [...]

Would it be illegal if an inmate wrote a letter for another inmate, mailed it to me and then I mailed it to the intended recipient? By the way, the two I am referring to are not co-defendents or gang members. They are friends who met while incarcerated together but one has moved to another [...]

On average, how many incidents of violence and/or defiance would an inmate have to accumulate to be placed in supermax housing? Does being placed in supermax housing have more to do with the severity of the offense or total number of offenses? It depends on certain things. Even if you’re caught with a weapon inside [...]