History of the corrections system

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  • first local jail

    first local jail
    The first Local jail was created and built-in York, in 1720. The name of it was Walnut Street jail. This is the first jail that will, later on, expand to a state prison.

  • The first official United States prison

    The first official United States prison
    The first official U.S. prison was Leavenworth in Kansas. It was created around 1891. It started getting inmates around 1906.

  • number of inmates : 217000 in 119 facilities

    number of inmates : 217000 in 119 facilities
    The number of inmates is higher and higher every day. Half of those inmates are in for drug charges and drug-related crimes. But overall, the problem is not the number of inmates, but the price. "From 2000 to 2012, the federal prison system's budget grew 79 percent, to more than $6.5 billion."

  • the first decrease in inmates

    the first decrease in inmates
    As I said in the previous event, the number of inmates has not stopped growing. But for the first time in 3 decades, it has dropped. "The decrease in the incarcerated population was not related to releases, but rather the 40% drop in prison admissions and 16% drop in jail admissions." (https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2022/01/11/bjs_update/)

  • inmate deaths caused by covid.

    inmate deaths caused by covid.
    "More than 2,700 people are reported to have died of Covid-19 in connection to U.S. prisons, jails and immigration detention centers" (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/07/us/inmates-incarcerated-covid-deaths.html)