1. The federal government has created one of the nation’s largest prison systems since sentencing reforms in the late 1980s. Apply the iron law of prison populations to this micro-example of “mass...

1. The federal government has created one of the nation’s largest prison systems since sentencing reforms in the late 1980s. Apply the iron law of prison populations to this micro-example of “mass federal incarceration” and describe how the number of federal inmates could be reduced.

2. Would you rather be a probation officer or a parole officer? Explain your answer.