Making Crime Pay! - David H. Dallas 2003

View Paper
ESSAY DETAILS Words: 1808
Pages: 7
(approximately 235 words/page)

Essay Database > Social Sciences > Controversial Issues
Making Crime Pay! December 12, 2003 English 111: Writing II Clarion University of PA David H. Dallas (author) Tough On Taxpayers "Let's get tough on crime", while a popular theme with politicians and voters alike, has spawned an avalanche of mandatory sentencing laws which have led to prison overcrowding and ballooning costs to the taxpayers. Over the next five years, the federal and state prison population is projected to increase to 1.6 million. The annual maintenance cost of a …

showed first 75 words of 1808 total
Sign up for EssayTask and enjoy a huge collection of student essays, term papers and research papers. Improve your grade with our unique database!
showed last 75 words of 1808 total
…. Miller, Karen. "Prison Labor: Some Facts and Issues". 2000. The Gadfly of Athens. 01 Oct. 2003. <http://kcd.com/goa/issues/2000/q1/Jail.htm>. "New Report Documents Dell's Use of High-tech Chain Gang". 25 Jun. 2003. Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition. Issue 30. 01 Oct. 2003. <http://www.svtc.org/media/releases/2003/dell_prison_625.htm>. Reynolds, Morgan. "The Economic Impact of Prison Labor". 17 Nov 1997. National Center for Policy Analysis. 31 Oct. 2003. <http://www.ncpa.org/ba/ba245.html>.