Bureau of Prisons: Growing Inmate Crowding Negatively Affects Inmates, Staff, and Infrastructure - Paperback

by Government Accountability Office (Author)

There are specific state and federal laws that define, prohibit, and penalize criminal behavior. Various factors, such as the nature and type of the crime committed and the relevant law, may determine whether the state or federal justice system is responsible for the prosecution, sentencing, and incarceration of an individual accused and found guilty of a crime.