A journalist who is writing an article on prison overcrowding in the U.S.and wants to use the estimate that shows the highest amount of overcrowding would probably choose which definition of prison capacity?

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Design capacity refers to the number of inmates a prison was originally designed to hold. Using this definition typically shows higher levels of overcrowding because many prisons house more inmates than they were originally designed for, making it the choice for highlighting the most severe overcrowding issues.

A Journalist Who Is Writing an Article on Prison Overcrowding