The correctional system has the responsibility of supervising offenders sentenced for crimes. This includes both incarcerated offenders, as well
as offenders serving sentences in the community.As prison overcrowding has increased, the use of alternative punishments has become more
popular as a means for reducing incarceration populations.
Compose an essay of 500 - 700 words that etc-mines the importance of alternatives to incarceration as a means for controlling prison populations As part of your response discuss the impact that alternative programs has had on the administration of correctional agencies from
the perspective of both prisons and community programs.