Title: Overcrowded Prisons and Officer Safety
Headings: Overcrowded Prisons and Officer Safety
Overcrowded Prisons and Officer Safety
Inmate classification
Heath care and mental heath care
Telephone availability
Inmate recreation
Clothing exchange
Increase in sickness and diseases
Visiting
Inmate stores
Increased assaults on officers and increased inmate on inmate assaults
Lack of equipment
Emergency response teams
Housing areas
Feeding
Evacuations
Security checks and counts
Searches
Discipline housing
Inmates sleeping in "canoes"
Supervision
Training
Staffing
Conclusion

Content: Telephone availability
Inmates in prisons that are overcrowded may not have access to the telephone; not having that access causes inmate tensions to rise. When inmate tensions rise, officers are at greater risk. Inmate recreation
Without question, inmates in overcrowded prisons do not have proper access to inmate recreation such as full yard time. Proper yard time is essential to help inmates deal with their stress. Overcrowded inmate recreation yards pose a greater risk to officers who must supervise the yard activity. Yards must be fully staffed, and the officers must be fully equipped. Clothing exchange
Inmates in prisons that are overcrowded may not receive fresh clothing and bedding as scheduled and per state regulations. Not receiving fresh clothing and bedding causes the living areas to smell and is unsanitary for both inmates and officers. Increase in sickness and diseases
Overcrowding can lead to an increase in illness and disease among the inmates and officers.