Bursting at the seams: Uncompromising pictures from inside America's overcrowded prison system show the cramped lives lived by more than two million inmates Astonishing pictures show American prison system at breaking point with more than 2million citizens behind bars The most overcrowded state, California, has 140,000 inmates when its 33 prisons are only designed to hold 80,000 Overcapacity is expected to soar to 45 per cent above its maximum limit by 2018 Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2223626/Prisons-America-breaking-point-million-citizens-bars.html#ixzz2ASlH6k4O