... the national average (Haasenritter, 63). Jails hold significant numbers of state sentenced inmates who often spend long periods of time there (Austin). Crowding in state prisons has also led to a wider use of jails to house those prisoners long term (Austin). Because this is a growing problem, boot camps have become an ever more available alternative to traditional incarceration in the past five ... ...

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... harsh punishment for those who are perceived to be on the fringe of society, whether they are criminals or minorities. Sheldon Eckland-Olson, the provost at the University of Texas-Austin and co-author of The Rope, The Chair, and the Needle, agrees: "We don't kill people unless we dehumanize them. We are more likely to use it in the South ... ...

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