Now on PBS Maximum Capacity
TV Episode | 26 min | Documentary, News

Now on PBS

Maximum Capacity

TV Episode | 26 min | Documentary, News

The number of inmates in American prisons is outpacing the system's ability to hold them all. In one startling example, California prisons hold 70,000 more inmates than they're designed for, even though the state has built a dozen new ...See moreThe number of inmates in American prisons is outpacing the system's ability to hold them all. In one startling example, California prisons hold 70,000 more inmates than they're designed for, even though the state has built a dozen new prisons in the last 15 years. One of the biggest reasons is rampant recidivism. "Right now, 7 out of every 10 inmates that leaves this prison comes back," California Warden Mike Poulos tells NOW. "We need to stop that revolving door." NOW goes inside an Illinois prison that may have the answer to California's problems. With its innovative plan to keep released inmates from coming back, the Sheridan Correctional Center is trying to redefine "tough on crime" by being the largest fully dedicated drug prison in the country. The approach involves aggressive counseling, job training...and following the convicts after they get out. Can their novel approach keep convicts out of jail for good? NOW looks at the lives of three different men -- all in different stages of the system -- to find out. See less

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