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First local jail in the United states of America
It was run by the local sheriff and his family. Photo: https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/history-of-the-corrections-system -
The three prison act
authorized the first three federal penitentiaries in the country: USP Leavenworth, USP Atlanta and USP McNeil Island photo: https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/7-01a-creating-a-timeline-9f20fa7d-00b9-473e-8e07-303a737a7fa8 -
The bureau of prisons
Was established within the Department of Justice and was given the task of organizing every federal prison. Photo: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agencia_Federal_de_Prisiones -
Inmate population begins increasing
It increases at the rate of the rest of the population reaching up to 217,000 inmates throughout the country. Photo: https://www.ocregister.com/2006/12/03/locked-into-problems/ -
First Step Act (2018)
Various legislative changes including the First Step Act (2018) as well as the population decrease made the number of inmates go down: 158,515. Photo: https://azmirror.com/2018/12/20/some-justice-reform-advocates-pan-federal-first-step-act/