On April 4. 1957. the Atlanta prison had 2.654 inmates. 534 more than its rated capacity. The Leavenworth prison had 2.427. 523 over capacity. and the McNeil Island prison had 992. 231 over capacity. During the first 9 months of the present fiscal year. commitments to all Federal penal institutions declined by 1.3 percent as compared with the previous year. But if you will deduct those prisoners convicted of military and immigration offenses. you will find that commitments actually increased 7.7 percent. Even these figures do not tell the whole story. What is perhaps more significant is that judges are being more severe with serious offenders.
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