This book examines the current state of both the theory and practice of prison privatization in the United States in the 21st century, providing a balanced comp

When the tough-on-crime politics of the 1980s overcrowded state prisons, private companies saw potential profit in building and operating correctional facilitie

With more than one million people behind bars, the United States imprisons a larger share of its population than any other industrialized nation. This has preci

This book examines the current state of both the theory and practice of prison privatization in the United States in the 21st century, providing a balanced comp

Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are incarcerated in prisons owned and operated by private corporations--a booming business. But how are the human rights of pris