Punishment for sale : private prisons, big business, and the incarceration binge /
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Punishment for sale : private prisons, big business, and the incarceration binge /

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Main Author: Selman, Donna, 1967-
Other Authors: Leighton, Paul, 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2010.
Series:Issues in crime & justice (Lanham, Md.)
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Table of Contents:
  • America's incarceration binge : the expansion of prisons, budgets, and injustice
  • The big government "problem" and the Kentucky fried prison "solution"
  • The prison-industrial complex : profits, vested interests, and politics
  • Confronting problems : blame prisoners and contracts, then get a bailout
  • A critical look at the efficiency and overhead costs of private prisons
  • Conclusion : back to the future.