Timeline: Policy Change and Prison Population | Timetoast

Jan 1, 1964

Pres. Johnson's Crime Control initiatives

Marion, N. E., & Oliver, W. M. (2006). The public policy of crime and criminal justice. Upper Saddle River, NJ. Pearson/Prentice Hall. Page 22
Jun 1, 1971

Nixon declares War on Drugs

http://www.drugpolicy.org/new-solutions-drug-policy/brief-history-drug-war
Jan 1, 1980

Fed. Prison Inmates = 25,000

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42937.pdf
Jan 1, 1981

War On Drugs initiated under President Reagan

Dunn, W. N. (2008). Public policy analysis: An introduction (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ. Pearson/Prentice Hall.
Page 333
Jan 1, 1983

Crime Control Act of 1983

http://www.fd.org/docs/select-topics---sentencing/SRA-Leg-History.pdf
Jan 1, 2013

Fed Prison Population = 219,000

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42937.pdf