Prison, Inc.: A Convict Exposes Life Inside a Private Prison

by K.C. Carceral

Book Overview

Prison, Inc. provides a first-hand account of life behind bars in a controversial new type of prison facility: the private prison. These for-profit prisons are becoming increasingly popular as state budgets get tighter. Yet as privatization is seen as a necessary and cost-saving measure, not much is known about how these facilities are run and whether or not they can effectively watch over this difficult and dangerous population. For the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814799558
• ISBN13: 9780814799550
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.0"