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Drivers of Growth in the Federal Prison Population (Report)
This brief investigates the massive growth of the federal prison population between 1980 and 2015. The brief finds that this growth is primarily because many more people have been imprisoned for drug-related crimes and are, on average, serving longer sentences.
Drivers of Growth in the Federal Prison Population, ark:/67531/metadc2285475
Stemming the Tide: Strategies to Reduce the Growth and Cut the Cost of the Federal Prison System (Report)
Report investigating the growth of federal prison populations. The report explains the impact of federal prison growth and analyzes the drivers of this increase. It also proposes policy options to ease this growth.
Stemming the Tide: Strategies to Reduce the Growth and Cut the Cost of the Federal Prison System, ark:/67531/metadc2285477
Transforming Prisons, Restoring Lives: Final Recommendations of the Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections (Report)
Final report of the Charles Colson Task Force documenting the findings, recommendations, and other information related to research into reforming the federal prison system. The report analyzes how the federal corrections system has grown considerably over the past few decades, and then lists six recommendations for improvement. These recommendations include reserving prison for only those convicted of the most serious crimes, promoting a culture of rehabilitation in these facilities, incentivizing participation in risk-reduction programming, ensuring successful reintegration, enhancing system performance and accountability, and reinvesting savings to support the expansion of necessary programs.
Transforming Prisons, Restoring Lives: Final Recommendations of the Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections, ark:/67531/metadc2285478
Who Gets Time for Federal Drug Offenses? Data Trends and Opportunities for Reform (Report)
Brief on the Charles Colson Task Force's research into the massive population increase of federal prisons. This brief reports that the primary reason for this growth is the length of time people are serving for drug-related crimes. Most of these people lack a serious history of violence prior to being convicted, and very few are convicted of leading or violent roles in drug trafficking crimes. These long sentences are usually the result of mandatory minimums. The report concludes with a recommendation that judges shorten sentences for drug-related offenses.
Who Gets Time for Federal Drug Offenses? Data Trends and Opportunities for Reform, ark:/67531/metadc2285476
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Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections [website], website, 2016; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc947229/: accessed August 11, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.