How Court Mitigation of Jail Overcrowding Affects Homicides
研究1970-1988年间法院为缓解监狱过度拥挤发布的命令，发现这些命令使监狱人口减少21%，但导致监狱外杀人率上升15%，表明法院命令可能是无效的监狱改革方法。
I analyze court orders issued between 1970 and 1988 that were intended to address jail overcrowding. I find that these court orders led to a 21 percent reduction in jail populations but resulted in a 15 percent increase in homicide rates outside of jails. Recent scholarly work suggests that jail incarceration rates could have been reduced without significantly impacting crime. Thus, my findings suggest that court orders may be an ineffective method for reforming jails.