Prison overcrowding is one of the major issues that have faced the criminal justice system for more than two decades now. It has grown to be an elusive phenomenon that has raised significant concerns of the local and international actors. The increasing population of the prisoners poses various challenges, including policy, financial, and health implications, thereby, the need for the adoption of responsive strategies to curb its effects. Among the policy, implications brought by the increasing population of prisoners include the need for the modification of the minimum penalties, expansion of the use of the residential reentry, and reinstating parole for the inmates. Therefore, the following essay presents an annotated bibliography that will be used for ensuring the success of the proposal.
Hough, J.M., Allen, R., & Solomon, E. (2008). Tackling prison overcrowding: Build more prisons? Sentence fewer offenders?. Bristol: Policy Press.
The authors of the book recognize the fact that overcrowding is one of the major issues facing most countries globally in the current contemporary society. In specific, the authors use information collected by other authors such as Lord Patrick Carter, who dwelled on the analysis of the available alternatives that could be used to reduce the increasing population of prisoners. As such, they propose various strategies that can be employed to reduce overcrowding in prisons significantly. The book differs from most of the books as it narrows the strategies into the most economical and efficient strategies of preventing overcrowding. The fact that the authors adopt a comparative analysis of the weaknesses identified from other books...
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