overcrowding

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This comes before the new sentencing law is implemented where some short jail terms will be replaced by community alternatives to help reduce prison overcrowding.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

But the perk has lost some of its luster as overcrowding and restrictions at participating lounges have made entry less reliable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

California’s elderly parole program originates from a federate court ruling aimed at reducing overcrowding in jails and is based in part on studies that show that the risk of recidivism decreases with age.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Detention facilities are seeing more overcrowding and understaffing as the Trump administration ramps up enforcement in the interior of the country, experts said.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

But the crime wave led to more inmates, and by 1927 there was serious overcrowding in all of the state’s facilities.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover