Whereas some studies claim that private prisons are more efficient than their public counterparts, others reach the opposite conclusion (Winn 1996). ... Hunter, Schmidt, and Jackson 1982). There are two possible advantages to a meta-analysis as opposed to a single independent study in this context.
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archive.epinet.org/real_media/010111/materials/TravisPr...
archive.epinet.org/real_media/010111/materials/TravisPratt.pdf
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Private prisons are a symptom, a response by private capital to the "opportunities" created by society's temper tantrum approach to the problem of criminality.; ... Prisons for Profit; Surprisingly, private prisons are nothing new in U.S. history. In the mid-1800s, penny-pinching state legislatures awarded contracts...
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mediafilter.org/MFF/Prison.html
mediafilter.org/MFF/Prison.html
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Historically, all prisons were private endeavours which gradually came under the control of government. Over the last 20 years, a resurgence of interest has led governments around the world to reconsider the feasibility of such practices.
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www.johnhoward.ab.ca/PUB/C45.htm
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Taxpayers can enjoy significant savings by utilizing public-private correctional partnerships to design, finance, build, and operate prisons, jails, community corrections facilities, and juvenile justice programs.
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But today’s private prisons work on a completely different level to the early models, with new features that look rather promising. ... As to their advantages and disadvantages as stand alone units, both organisations have good and bad points; both suffer equal criticism and similar failings.
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www.uplink.com.au/lawlibrary/Documents/Docs/Doc17.html
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Current directory is /%7Elogan/
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www.ucc.uconn.edu/~logan/
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“The Privatization Debate Continues: Tennessee’s Experience Highlights Scope of Controversy Over Private Prisons.” Jim Kyle, Corrections Today, vol.60, no.5, August 1998.
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www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/ttp/ttp-4-2000.html
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It includes the identification of various sub-systems and components: law enforcement, courts, corrections and private agencies; their role expectations and inter-relationships; basic premises of crime, ... Discuss the pro’s and con’s of private prisons. ... Assess the advantages and disadvantages of coed prisons.
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socsci.mccneb.edu/criminal_justice/courseinfo.htm
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BG650:A Guide to Prison Privatization ... A partial answer to the problems of prison overcrowding and high costs may be the "privatization" of prisons. By using the private sector to build or manage prisons, many states believe that they can reduce costs.
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www.heritage.org/Research/Crime/BG650.cfm
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