Imagine that you are the leading expert on correctional policy in the United States. You have been asked by Congress to provide a brief, but comprehensive, summary of the single most significant problem the American correctional system is currently experiencing and a potential solution to the problem. The solution must be ethical, legal, practical, and backed by research; it also should be something that Congress can pass legislation to implement. Your identified problem and proposed solution must be documented by research evidence and must include relevant citations.