NCJ Number
41484
Journal
Corrections Magazine Volume: 3 Issue: 1 Dated: (MARCH 1977) Pages: 3-8,12-16,19-22
Date Published
1977
Length
15 pages
Annotation
THE U.S. STATE AND FEDERAL PRISON POPULATION CONTINUES ITS RISE UPWARD, THE ANNUAL 'CORRECTIONS MAGAZINE' SURVEY DISCLOSES. THE POPULATION WAS 283,000 ON JANUARY 1, 1977, AN INCREASE OF 33,000 OVER THE SAME DATE IN 1976.
Abstract
ONE EXPERT PREDICTS THAT IF CURRENT TRENDS CONTINUE THE POPULATION WILL HIT 380,000 BY 1985. THE SURVEY ALSO TAKES A CLOSE LOOK AT ONE OF THE INEVITABLE CONSEQUENCES OF PRISON OVERCROWDING: HOMOSEXUAL ASSAULT. THE PLIGHT OF ONE INMATE IS DESCRIBED IN THE ARTICLE. A STATE BY STATE PRISON POPULATION CHART IS ALSO PROVIDED....MSP