Federal and State Prison1 Running head: Prisoners in Federal and State Prisons systems

Exercise #3
Prisoners Under State or Federal Jurisdiction, by Sex: Annotated Graphs Braxton Ray SOWK 300 Tuskegee University

September 16,2011

Abstract

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The topic I have is Prisoners under Federal or State Jurisdiction by Sex. The key points Im going to talk about why is there an overcrowding in the prison system and why? Another key point is how many people are in state and federal prison. Also break them into sex, between men and women. To under why are there more males then females, and why are there more African American males than any other race.

Magnitude of the Problem Figure 1

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Table 347. U.S.Census Bureau, Law Enforcement, Courts, and Prisons Prisoners under Federal or State Jurisdiction by Sex of December 31 2008 (publish December 2010): http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/law_enforcement_courts_prisons.html

Descriptive Discussion of Figure 1

In the chart above that I contain from the United States Census from the Law Enforcement subject of the website. The chart states that there is an overcrowding of the state and federal there enormous rates on this matter. In 2005 the rates of the prison are going up, more and more people are entering the department of correction. Looking forward on the graph it shows that each year the rate of inmates will increase.

Interpretive Discussion of Figure 1

The issue is appealing to be large, it not just in one state the issue is nationwide, and the issue is in all prison system throughout the U.S. Its also a severe matter because overcrowding results in putting more bodies in the jail cell. That also falls under the category of being a hazard, it a hazard because more than two bodies in a jail

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cell is unsanitary, and also a fire hazard cause the cell is not the size of a regular room it smaller, so it will not be enough space. This issue affects every U.S citizens, because for every time someone is committed into an institution it cost the tax paying people money. So we as a country are paying for those who keep committing crimes. The quote that people always use the good stuffer with the bad is playing an active part in my opinion. There is no deposit on how much it is costing the tax payers but if you look at the charts the which states that the institutions are overcrowded it is a lot of money that are paying for it.

Scope of the Problem Figure 2

Table 347. U.S.Census Bureau, Law Enforcement, Courts, and Prisons Prisoners under Federal or State Jurisdiction by Sex of December 31 2008 (publish December 2010): http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/law_enforcement_courts_prisons.html

Descriptive Discussion of Figure 2

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In the chart above that I contain from the United States Census from the Law Enforcement subject of the website. The chart states that there are more males inmates then females inmates. The chart states that there are more males then females in both the state and federal prisons. The chart also states that the number of males inmates is over 50% more than females inmates.

Interpretive Discussion of Figure 2

This topic is a widespread issue, which means that the issue is worldwide, its happening to majority of the states with their prison systems. In 1983 more than 50% of the prisoners were inmates in State prison than Federal prison. In 2005 over 75% of prisoners were males instead of females. To conclude, this section the charts gives you a valid reason on why there are overcrowding in the State Prisons and also gives great reasoning that there are more men than women.

Change of the Problem Figure 3

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Table 347. U.S.Census Bureau, Law Enforcement, Courts, and Prisons Prisoners under Federal or State Jurisdiction by Sex of December 31 2008 (publish December 2010): http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/law_enforcement_courts_prisons.html

Descriptive Discussion of Figure 3

In the chart above that I contain from the United States Census from the Law Enforcement subject of the website. The chart shows that over years that the numbers of inmates madly increase over years. In the charts the over a couple of years the numbers of inmates increase by the thousands.

Interpretive Discussion of Figure 3

Knowing knowledge about this issue from the news, books, stories, and doing research over time, there are no changes that can be done about this issue. There can be no changes because you cant control other people action; people are still going to commit crimes. Like I said before some people are use to or like being in jail, because they do not know anything else and those are the people thats overcrowding the prison system. The only changes that they can do are building or expand the institutions, but that does bring up another problem of money and the economy. It also will stress the tax payer, as a tax payer you already paying for the inmate to be in the prison, and

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paying for the state or federal government to expand the prison. After doing extensive research there is no stable solution of help this issue.

Disparities of the Problem Figure 4

Table 347. U.S.Census Bureau, Law Enforcement, Courts, and Prisons Prisoners under Federal or State Jurisdiction by Sex of December 31 2008 (publish December 2010): http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/law_enforcement_courts_prisons.html

Descriptive Discussion of Figure 4

In the chart above that I contain from the United States Census from the Law Enforcement subject of the website. The chart shows the different between males and females inmates in the state and federal prison. The chart states that there are more males then females in both the state and federal prisons. The chart also states that the number of males inmates is over 50% more than females inmates.

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Interpretive Discussion of Figure 4

This problem is worldwide, its happening to majority of the states with their prison systems. In 1983 more than 50% of the prisoners were inmates in State prison than Federal prison. In 2005 over 75% of prisoners were males instead of females. To conclude, this section the charts gives you a valid reason on why there are overcrowding in the State Prisons and also gives great reasoning that there are more men than women.

Disparities of the Problem Figure 4 (pt.2)

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Table 347. U.S.Census Bureau, Law Enforcement, Courts, and Prisons Prisoners under Federal or State Jurisdiction by Sex of December 31 2008 (publish December 2010): http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/law_enforcement_courts_prisons.html

Descriptive Discussion of Figure 4(pt.2)

In the pie chart above from U.S. Census Bureau is show that the state prison has more inmates in its institution then the federal institution. With that state prison hold the percentage of 64.1% it triples the rate of federal inmates with a rate of 35.9%. These numbers show that among the state and federal institution.

Interpretive Discussion of Figure 4(pt.2)

In my opinion the only way you can fix the problem is take some of the state prisoners and commit them in the federal institution, is will makes a big different if the inmates was moved. These numbers were a huge surprise to me when I first saw them; however, I expected to view these results

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Summary and Conclusion

The problem is that there are more prisoners in the state systems then the federal court system. The question is why it is an overload. They are overcrowd because people will not prevent committing crimes. I learn over years by watching videos and television shows that most people like going to prison and enjoyed them. Thats one of the answers to the problem at hand. The record show that under the State prison system there are more Prisoners than the Federal system, the state system is beating the Federal system by a couple thousand. This means that less people are committing federal crimes then state crimes. The same problem is happening with sex issues cause according to the chart males becomes inmates more the female. Then you can bring up the problem about security, because overcrowding of prisoners means that you will need more security to manage the inmates. So we will also have to look at that problem. To help me speak about the problem I use another topic such as Prisoners Under Sentence of Death by Characteristic and break it down into black and white. The population increases in the 1980s were a result of Federal law enforcement efforts and new legislation that dramatically altered sentencing in the Federal criminal justice system. The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 established determinate sentencing, abolished parole, and reduced good time. Additionally, several mandatory minimum sentencing provisions were enacted in 1986, 1988, and 1990. In past years the prison system had a lot of budget cut dealing the issue of overcrowding and challenges. Federal prison overcrowding has provided additional challenges to managing the Federal prisoner population

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References
Ray, B. (2011, January 26). Prisoners Under State or Federal Jurisdiction, by Sex Table 347. U.S.Census Bureau, Law Enforcement, Courts, and Prisons Prisoners under Federal or State Jurisdiction by Sex of December 31 2008 publish December 2010): http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/law_enforcement_courts_prisons.html