Private Prisons
Eric Bates, reports on analyst expectations for the private share of the prison market to more than double in the next 5 years. [The Nation]
Private Prisons: Profits of Crime
Article critical of private prisons. Discusses ethical, legal, practical, and historical arguments against prison privatization. Published by Covert Action Quarterly, Fall 1993.
Privatization of Prison Medical Services Challenge
Prison medical workers disagree with Nevada Governor's plan to privatize medical care for inmates, for fear of lower quality of services. [North Lake Tahoe Bonanza]
Reach Out and Gouge Someone
David Fischer takes a look at the boom in prison telephone systems. [U.S. News]
Special Report on Wisconsin Inmates in Out-of-Stat
Milwaukee State Senator Gwendolynne S. Moore expresses concern over the treatment of Wisconsin inmates sent out of the state, and about the industry.
Steel Town Lockdown
Corrections Corporation of America is trying to turn Youngstown, Ohio, into the private-prison capital of the world. [Mother Jones]
The Big (Empty) House
A new $45 million medium-security prison that is apparently the result of a miscommunication is set to open in Stewart County, Georgia next month and will have everything a correctional facility could need ... except prisoners. [MoJo Wire: Must Read]
The Prison-Industrial Complex
An analysis of the public and private systems. In-depth piece on the economics of the industry, with photographs. [Atlantic Monthly]
The Ties that Bind
Commentary, by Carol Strick, about the ties between corporations and prisons. [North Coast Express]