Article: LETTERS; The Population of America's Prisons - New York Times

Article: PRISON POPULATION DOWN; IT'S TIME TO STEP UP STATE REHABILITATION PROGRAMS FOR GREATER RESULTS.(Editorial)(Editorial)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  August 11, 2003 ;     353 words ......news that New York state's prison population actually...decline in New York's prison population to alternative...reduce crime. New York state must...The state's prison population declined...decline in New York state and...

Article: STATES' PRISON POPULATION DROPS, FIRST SINCE 1972.(News)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  August 13, 2001 ;     647 words ......the state prison population grew by a...percent), New York (down 3.7...the state prison population over the...number of New York state inmates...Northern New York. All told, the prison population decrease...

Article: PRISON POPULATION INCREASE SLOWER THAN OTHER STATES.(CAPITAL REGION)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  August 18, 1999 ;     123 words ......Associated Press ALBANY -- New York state's prison population is growing at a much slower...percent annual increase in New York's prison population since 1990 was almost...Lapp attributed the lower New York prison growth numbers...

Article: New York Prison Population Drops.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Corrections Compendium;  March 1, 2001 ;     212 words ...The number of state inmates in New York is declining for the first time in...nonviolent felons. The decline in New York thus far is slight: The state's prison population dropped from 71,750 inmates on Feb...overhaul the state's drug laws, the prison population could recede ...

Article: AFRICA: America's Solution to the Prison Population?
New York Beacon, The;  September 9, 1998 ;     700+ words ...New York Beacon, The 09-09-1998...America's Solution to the Prison Population? During the month of June...because of this private prison nightmare creeping and...distance. I watched this in New York State during the days that I would visit Danamora prison located in the ...

Article: Connecticut prison population swells to record high
Xinhua News Agency;  December 26, 2006 ;     142 words ...Connecticut prison population swells to record high NEW YORK, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Prison population in the state of Connecticut has...prisoners waiting for trial. The prison population rocketed from about 17,700 in 2001...

Article: After 3 decades of growth, prison population falls Slight decline in state numbers could signal end to boom
Chicago Sun-Times;  August 12, 2001 ;     567 words ......during a period when the prison population wasn't growing," said...been the growth of the prison population. Finally, this looks...continues, it is a new era in law enforcement...down 5.4 percent), New York (down 3.7 percent...decline in the state prison ...

Article: PRISON POPULATION BEGINS TO DECLINE.(NEWS)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  August 13, 2001 ;     330 words ......time since the nation's prison boom began almost 30...1994, when the explosive prison growth rate crested...evidence that the U.S. prison population has stabilized, although...a complex variety of new and old policies - including...more alternatives to prison - make predicting ...

Article: PRISON POPULATION TOPS 1 MILLION
Post-Tribune (IN);  October 28, 1994 ;     290 words ......CORRECTIONS The nation's state and federal prison population topped 1 million for the first time...total is more than double the 462,002 prison population of Dec. 31, 1984. The new total works...populous state, Texas ranks third. New York, second in population, was third ...

Article: Report Blames Undue Pressure From State Commission Of Corrections Dramatic Jail Expansion Comes At A Time When Prison Population Is Decreasing
The Culvert Chronicles;  May 10, 2007 ;     573 words ......upstate and suburban New York finds that the recent...correctional space in New York State is decreasing...Jail Expansion in New York State: A Hidden Burden...1999 and 2006, the New York state prison population had dropped from 7...upstate and suburban ...

Article: PRISON POPULATION POISED FOR DROP, OFFICIAL SAYS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  February 6, 2001 ;     103 words ...Byline: -- Gannett News Service ALBANY -- New York's once-booming prison population could drop by 5,000 over the next 14 months...arrests are down across the state.'' The state prison population could drop to 65,000 by March 31, 2002...

Article: State-prison population drops in 2nd-half of 2000; New era?: The full-year increase of 1.3% is the smallest gain since 1972
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  August 13, 2001 ;     536 words ......growth in overall prison populations, coupled...a period when the prison population wasn't growing," said...the growth of the prison population. Finally, this looks...continues, it is a new era in law enforcement...last year, the state prison population grew by 14,264 ...

Article: U.S. prison population double that of 1985, Justice Department reports.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  August 18, 1996 ;     700+ words ......youth crime. Rapid prison population growth in recent...state and local prison population grew 6.8 percent...recent years, the prison population is aging _ with...cities, including New York, have reported...state and federal prison officials ...

Article: State-by-state prison population statistics from Justice Department report.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  August 18, 1996 ;     298 words ......state-by-state look at prison population trends in 1995, from...largest percentage of prison population growth between 1994...The 10 states with prison-population declines or the smallest...Rhode Island (-0.6), New Hampshire (-0.3), Michigan...2.2), Georgia (2.5), New ...