overcrowding

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Industry experts say artists have had a heightened focus on safety since the 2021 Astroworld festival in Houston, where overcrowding led to the death of 10 people.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Overzealous security guards, higher prices and overcrowding at parties also alienated longtime fans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 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

Nayna Gupta, policy director at the US-based nonprofit that has raised overcrowding and health issues in existing ICE facilities, said commercial warehouses cannot safely house detainees.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

He knew that the effects of overcrowding and tension in a warren show themselves first in the does.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams