Prison Privatization

Too Good to be True: Private Prisons in America

January 17, 2012
A new report from The Sentencing Project details the history of private prisons in America, documents the increase in their use, and examines their purported benefits.

 

Banking on Bondage: Private Prisons and Mass Incarceration

November 3, 2011
The American Civil Liberties Union today released a new report providing the first comprehensive analysis of the destructive impact of prison privatization. (ACLU)

NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union today released a new report providing the first comprehensive analysis of the destructive impact of prison privatization.

Gaming the System: How the Political Strategies of Private Prison Companies Promote Ineffective Incarceration Policies

June 22, 2011
According to a report released by the Justice Policy Institute (JPI), not only have private prison companies benefited from this increased incarceration, they also have helped fuel it.

Gaming the System: How the Political Strategies of Private Prison Companies Promote Ineffective Incarceration Policies

Private Prisons Found to Offer Little in Savings

May 24, 2011
The conviction that private prisons save money helped drive more than 30 states to turn to them for housing inmates. But Arizona shows that popular wisdom might be wrong: Data there suggest that privately operated prisons can cost more to operate than state-run prisons
By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.

New Data Spotlights Influence of Private Prison Industry on Immigration Detention

May 17, 2011
This data highlights deep corporate investment in the detention business, raising concerns about how the corporate profit-motive is fueling the expansion of the detention system as a whole.

NEW DATA SPOTLIGHTS INFLUENCE OF PRIVATE PRISON INDUSTRY ON IMMIGRATION DETENTION

"Making A Killing" - A New Report on the Private Prison Industry

May 9, 2011
A new report exposes how the private prison industry thrives in a pay-to-play culture; making our communities less safe and more prone to violent crime (AFSCME).

Report: “Making A Killing”

NATL: Prisons for Profit on NOW

June 10, 2008
The PBS program NOW recently dedicated a segment to examining the privatization of prisons.

The PBS program NOW recently dedicated a segment to examining the privatization of prisons.

US experiences largest prison increase since 2000

June 27, 2007
By the middle of 2006, the number of people incarcerated in the U. S. was 2,245,189, a 2.8% increase from 2005. This was the largest increase since 2000. One in every 133 residents of the United States was in prison or jail in June 2006.

By the middle of 2006, the number of people incarcerated in the U. S. was 2,245,189, a 2.8% increase from 2005. This was the largest increase since 2000.

Profiting Off of Incarcerated Youth

June 1, 2007
A wise person once said to me, “Anyone who looks at a child and sees the potential for profit should be the last person put in charge of that child’s life.”

Article by Caylor Roling

A New "Market" for Profiting off of Incarcerated Children

June 1, 2007
Private prison corporations are innovating and going after new markets which, in “corporate speak,” means they’re looking for more people to lock up.

Article by Caylor Roling

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