What Is Overcrowding In Prison

A big problem involving prison conditions is overcrowding. Overcrowding leads to, poor medical care, decrease in prison security, strain on resources, and causes stress on inmates resulting in violence. Other problem is funding. We don't have enough guards to watch inmates, inadequate food, not enough security, and certainly not enough basic things such as beds, soap, (etc…). Also the health of the inmates is often overlooked due to funding. We seem to think just because they are incarcerated their life doesn't matter because we don't have enough employees medical staffs, allow them to wait months before getting them medical assistance, and sometimes they make the prisoners pay. Violence also plays a key role in the rough prison conditions.