Sunday: “Four girls cannot fit in that room”: An overview and a question: Is there a better way? For the story, go to www.sunjournal.com

Today: “The wrong types of people”: Are people going to jail who shouldn’t be? A glimpse at Maine’s sentencing practices, and how they have affected the overcrowding problem.

Tuesday: “Life on the installment plan”: When some people get released from prison, it’s only a matter of time until they’ll be back. We look inside an alternative program with a lower recidivism rate.

Wednesday: “We’re playing catch-up”: It costs an average of $103 a day to house a prisoner, making the Department of Corrections the fourth-largest component of the state’s budget.