Supporters of Canada's Conserv-ative government's plan to spend more than $235 million
on expanding federal correctional facilities argue that enlarging Canada's penitentiaries is …

The analysis of why inmate populations continue to increase concludes that it is not due to
an increase in crime but rather to changes in sentencing policy that have increased the …

Reshaping probation and prisons correctional services and the government's response
(Home Office, 2004b). The actions taken as a consequence of those reports–the …

Abstract On December 31, 1982, there were 42,915 more inmates under the jurisdiction of
State and Federal prisons than the year before, the largest 1-year increase in history. This …

Background The prisoner population is characterised by a high burden of disease and
social disadvantage, and ex-prisoners are at increased risk of death following release. Much …

Using data on more than 55,000 offenders released from Minnesota prisons, we examine
whether criminogenic effects arising from imprisonment may stem from a lack of institutional …

Our review of global trends in the use of incarceration reveals that both the number of
people incarcerated worldwide and the global rate of incarceration continue to increase in …

Over essentially the same time period, the number of incarcerated Canadian adults has
leapt to 140 per 100 000 population (www. statcan. gc. ca/pub/85-002-x/2012001/article …

Incarceration rates in the United States have more than tripled in recent decades as
rehabilitation has gradually taken a back seat to a policy agenda emphasizing punishment …

The massive increase in incarceration in the United States that occurred during the past 20
years has now turned public attention toward the consequences of releasing large numbers …