Sentencing Law and Policy: Noticing that the Trump DOJ budget predicts a 2% growth in the federal prison population in fiscal year 2018
Since June 28, 2004 June 8, 2017 Noticing that the Trump DOJ budget predicts a 2% growth in the federal prison population in fiscal year 2018 The Wall Street Journal has this new article noting that the Trump Administration is already making plans for an increased federal prison population. The article is headlined "Federal Prison Population Expected to Grow Under Trump: Increase is anticipated in prosecutions of illegal immigrants, drug offenders." Here is how it gets started: The federal prison population is expected to grow next year by 4,171 to a total of 191,493 as the Trump admin...