101.   The move seems to be sitting well with female prisoners, even though some have been overwhelmed by the size of the Perryville facility and its larger prison population.

102.   The report also gave racial breakdowns of the prison population.

103.   The result, they say, will be much larger prison populations and a new wave of prison construction.

104.   The recidivism rate for the general prison population is nearly four out of five, according to Tony Valovich, chairman of the Gold Coast Area Kairos Prison Ministry.

105.   The rise in the prison population is not the result of more effective police department policies.

106.   The prison population, while still growing, is doing so at a slower rate than predicted in January.

107.   The report noted that the overwhelming bulk of the increase in the prison population could be attributed to drug offenses.

108.   The state has not used alternative sentencing methods, which many other states use to reduce their prison populations.

109.   The tripling of the prison population over the last two decades has also had some impact on removing repeat violent criminals from the streets, Blumstein said.

110.   The strict laws are a major reason why the New York prison population has grown by more than five times since their inception.