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prison overcrowding: a standalone construct

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housing more prisoners than a facility was designed for, and its effects on health, behavior and violence.

In corrections, prison overcrowding refers to housing more prisoners than a facility was designed for, and its effects on health, behavior and violence. This meaning comes from Gaes (1985) in Crime and Justice.[1]

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  1. Gaes, G. G. (1985). The Effects of Overcrowding in Prison. Crime and Justice, 6, 95-146. https://doi.org/10.1086/449105

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