concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: furlough programs

corrections
type: Concept
narrower: furlough programs

furlough programs
type: Concept
broader: corrections
definition: The prison population in the United States has grown precipitously since the 1980s. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the number of incarcerated Americans approached 2 million at the midpoint of the year 2000. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Furlough Programs]