Administrative/Regulatory
Mar. 31, 2006
Federal Courts Need to Command Prisons to Care
The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Historically, American rates were essentially stable until the 1970s when they significantly rose in response to society's "War on Crime."
Robert L. Bastian Jr.
Partner Bastian & Dini
Penthouse Suite 9025 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills , CA 90211
Phone: (310) 789-1955
Fax: (310) 822-1989
Email: robbastian@aol.com
Whittier Law School
The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Historically, American rates were essentially stable until the 1970s when they significantly rose in response to society's "War on Crime."
This dramatic increase continued through the '80s and '90s. But there was no commensurate rise in jail and prison capacity. Overcrowding and its attendant problems appear not least in the Los Angeles County jails and Southern Californi...
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