Prison overcrowding is one of the biggest challenges facing the corrections system today, and nowhere is it a bigger problem than in the State of California, where "The number of drug offenders imprisoned in the state today is more than twice the number of inmates who were imprisoned for a...

Life in America is full of options and opportunities, for most. Many people in our society try to make a living in a legitimate fashion. However, this ideal way of life is not always an option. For some the best option is to turn to the black market to make their money. The largest and most lucrati...

Prison Overcrowding a Problem: Simple Solutions to a Growing and Expensive Problem So much could be done with 32 billion dollars a year; new schools, supporting our troops, helping the less fortunate, feeding the hungry people of the world, but instead of tackling those issues, Americans spend ...

To understand why a belief in criminological positivism and a faith in rehabilitation and a welfare characterized crime control has formed in the modern era, there are two major issues to consider. One is the lack of humane conditions that are presently provided in prison systems and the ...

Parole in Criminal Justice: A Look at Five Different States What does it mean to actually be paroled within the states? The term parole, like other criminal justice terms, is sometimes misinterpreted to mean something different or just not fully understood. Hence, parole means that an offende...