A line chart showing US prison population

Corrections Corporation of America is founded

Sentencing Reform Act passed

Three strikes law enacted in Washington

Three strikes laws enacted in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Nevada, North Dakota

Three strikes laws enacted in Arkansas, Georgia, Maryland, Montana,
New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin

Three strikes laws enacted in Florida, Tennessee, Virginia

Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act passed in California