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Prison overcrowding in the United States is a social phenomenon occurring when the demand for space in a U.S. prison exceeds the capacity for prisoners. [1] The issues associated with prison overcrowding are not new, and have been brewing for many years.
By 2010, drug offenders in federal prison had increased to 500,000 per year, up from 41,000 in 1985. According to Michelle Alexander, drug related charges accounted for more than half the rise in state prisoners between 1985 and 2000. 31 million people have been arrested on drug related charges, approximately 1 in 10 Americans.
[4] [5] Prison populations grew dramatically beginning in the 1970s, but began a decline around 2009, dropping 25% by year-end 2021. [6] Drug offenses account for the incarceration of about 1 in 5 people in U.S. prisons. [7] Violent offenses account for over 3 in 5 people (62%) in state prisons. [7]
Prison Policy Initiative. 2021 data for state prisons. 2019 data for jails. Appendix 1: State Data States of Incarceration: The Global Context 2021. Prison Policy Initiative. 2019 data for state prisons and jails. Rate Per 100,000 and Rank by State of Crime and Imprisonment by US States 1978 - 2012
Between 1980 and 2005, the number of inmates incarcerated for drug-related crimes increased by 1,000 percent. [9] In 2012, sixty-five percent of inmates reported a substance addiction or dependence issue. [10] Seventy-eight percent of violent crimes and eighty-three percent of property crimes involved drugs. [10]
The BJS conducts the Annual Survey of Jails of a sample of about 950 U.S. jails, and a periodic Census of Jails covering all U.S. jails. [3] [4] Data from these programs was used to show that local jails in the U.S. had a sharp decline in inmates from February to May, 2020 of perhaps 185,000 inmates, more than 20% of the inmate population, in response to the danger of covid-19 on a crowded ...
As heroin use rose, so did overdose deaths. The statistics are overwhelming. In a study released this past fall examining 28 states, the CDC found that heroin deaths doubled between 2010 and 2012. The CDC reported recently that heroin-related overdose deaths jumped 39 percent nationwide between 2012 and 2013, surging to 8,257.
[11] Half of the individuals in federal prison are there due to a drug offense. [12] Compared to 1980, there are ten times as many people in state prisons for drug offenses. [12] The focus of the War on Drugs is cited as being misguided for stigmatizing drug users. [8] Drug use is framed as a criminal rather than addiction and health issue.