Describe the process through which the court grants a writ of certiorari

The answer is when parties who are not pleased with the decision of a lower court must petition the US Supreme Court to hear their case.

Explanation:

The writ of certiorari consists in a request send to the Supreme Court to order a lower court to send up the record of the case for review. There is no obligation of the Supreme Court to hear these cases, it only happens if could have national significance, or might harmonize conflicting decisions in the federal circuit courts, or  could have precedential value.

The supreme Court has its own set of rules. Four of the nine Justices must vote to accept the case. Five of the nine Justices must vote in order to grant stay. Each Justice is allowed to have three to four law clerks per Court term. If the Justices decide to accept a case  the case is placed  on the docket. The court hear oral arguments, which are open to public. When the oral arguments are finished the Justices have to decide the case.

more people will not obey the law or vice vice versa

explanation: the answer really speaks for itself if the number of prisoners are going up then that means that more people will not obey the law and if less people are going to prison then that means that more people are obeying the law.