#tcot #teaparty #union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot AFGE Applauds Move to Reduce Federal Prison Overcrowding http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Political-Action-Legislation/AFGE-Applauds-Move-to-Reduce-Federal-Prison-Overcrowding AFGE issued a release today in support of the U.S. Sentencing Commission's (USSC's) unanimous vote on Friday to allow federal prisoners serving time for low-level drug offenses to apply for early release. Overcrowding in federal prisons has become a significant problem in recent decades. AFGE notes that federal prison incarceration levels have risen 50% since 2000, and nearly 900% since 1980, much of it relating to drug sentences. The federal prison system is overcrowded by an average of 43%, with some prisons being much higher, and this increases dangers for both correctional officers working in the prisons and inmates...