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
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
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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)