Prison overcrowding is one of the major issues that have faced the criminal justice system for more than two decades now. It has grown to be an elusive phenomenon that has raised significant concerns of the local and international actors. The increasing population of the prisoners poses various challenges, including policy, financial, and health implications, thereby, the need for the adoption of responsive strategies to curb its effects. Among the policy, implications brought by the increasing population of prisoners include the need for the modification of the minimum penalties, expansion of the use of the residential reentry, and reinstating parole for the inmates. Therefore, the following essay presents an annotated bibliography that will be used for ensuring the success of the proposal. Hough, J.M., Allen, R., & Solomon, E. (2008). Tackling prison overcrowding: Build more prisons? Sentence fewer offenders?. Bristol: Policy Press.

The authors of the book recognize the fact that overcrowding is one of the major issues facing most countries globally in the current contemporary society. In specific, the authors use information collected by other authors such as Lord Patrick Carter, who dwelled on the analysis of the available alternatives that could be used to reduce the increasing population of prisoners. As such, they propose various strategies that can be employed to reduce overcrowding in prisons significantly. The book differs from most of the books as it narrows the strategies into the most economical and efficient strategies of preventing overcrowding. The fact that the authors adopt a comparative analysis of the weaknesses identified from other books...

(2000). Prison overcrowding and prison population inflation: Recommendation No. R (99) 22, adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 30 September 1999 and report. Strasbourg: Council of Europe Pub
Overcrowding presents a significant challenge to the administrators and policy makers of the criminal justice system across the world. Council (2000) presents the historical analysis of the development of the increasing population of the prisoners and the disparity between the prison populations across different states. The comparative analysis adopted in the report creates an understanding of the contributing factors to overcrowding in prisons and strategies adopted to reduce the cases. Through a historical analysis, the report develops measures that cover crime prevention, development of treatment programs, legal reforms, and informing the public to participate in issues related to the criminal justice system. The report is important for the research because it creates an understanding of a wide range of activities that can be adopted to reduce overcrowding in the prisons.

Taylor, A. (2008). The prison system and its effects: Wherefrom, where to, and why?. New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Unlike the above resources, Taylor (2008) analyzes the development of the prison system of New Zealand to create an understanding of the changing trend in the population of prisoners. Apart the historical analysis of the development of the prison system in New Zealand, the author, focuses on complex social and managerial issues related to crime and its…