Prison Privatization

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.

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

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

Youth in the Adult Criminal Justice System (JM-Spring 2007)

March 1, 2007
This issue of Justice Matters focuses on youth and the criminal justice system.

In this issue:

Can Oregon Afford to Go Into the Private Prison Business?

December 7, 2006
Multnomah County Sheriff Bernie Guisto is proposing that Multnomah County move into the prisons-for-profit business, renting an existing jail to the Geo Group, one of the country’s largest private prison companies.

Article by Kathleen Pequeño

Looking Back, then Moving Forward (JM - Fall 06/Winter 07)

November 1, 2006
This issue of Justice Matters looks at what has led us to some of the problems with our current criminal justice system and how to create new policies that are "Smart on Crime".

In this issue:

"And the Answer is... Prison! What Was the Question?" An Interview with Judy Greene

August 31, 2005
We took some time to talk about “special prisons” with Judy Greene. Judy Greene is a principal researcher with Justice Strategies, based in New York.

We took some time to talk about “special prisons” with Judy Greene. Judy Greene is a principal researcher with Justice Strategies, based in New York.

Criminalization (JM - Spring 2003)

March 1, 2003
In this issue we take a hard look at the issues of criminalization and crime control—in other words, who do we define as criminals, and what policies have been developed to enforce order and control communities or groups of people that have been defined as “criminally inclined”?

Inside this issue:

Ghost Prisoners and Shell Games

October 1, 2001
During the past decade Mississippi, like most other jurisdictions, engaged in massive prison building to accommodate the influx of prisoners brought about by "get tough" legislation.

Article by Julia Lutsky 

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