In this Assignment you will have an opportunity to examine the reasons for the increase in the United States prison population and what this means for the corrections system. You will look specifically at the intended and unintended consequences of sentencing laws in terms of incarceration rates.

Write a 1,350 1,600-word essay analyzing the increase in prison populations in the United States. Your essay should include an examination of how the following have affected the incarceration rate in the United States.

Truth in sentencing
Determinate sentencing
States abolishing parole
Sentencing guidelines