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Privatisation of Prisons in the United States: A Policy That Britain Should Not Emulate

NCJ Number
123882
Journal
Howard Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 29 Issue: 2 Dated: (May 1990) Pages: 65-81
Author(s)
R G Porter
Date Published
1990
Length
17 pages
Annotation
The author considers the privatization of prisons both as anticipated in Britain and as exists in the United States. He concludes that this is not only a fundamentally unacceptable policy, but also a not necessarily successful one. Note, 29 references. (Author abstract)