In 1999 there were 15 jails with a total of 160 prisoners in the state of Alaska. Only putting it at 46% full.
This is not full or anywhere close to full let alone over capacity.
1. 160 prisioners just doesn't sound like a lot period.
2. Plus it is almost 2 correctional officer per inmate
3. There is almost 1 staff person of some sort alone to each inmate.
This is good in my eyes because an overcrowded jail is just ridiculous and causes too much chaos. This way they can keep a close watch on them as they do their day to day activities. If there was anymore inmates and the same amount of staff it would not even out and i would consider it crowded even if the percent was still low.
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 2003, page 91 retrieved from
http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/pdf/t198.pdf
- SF
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