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American prisons and jails are overflowing with inmates. To relieve the pressure, courts have imposed fines on overcrowded facilities and fiscally ... More

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With more than one million people behind bars, the United States imprisons a larger share of its population than any other industrialized nation. ... More

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Punishment for Sale is the definitive modern history of private prisons, told through social, economic and political frames. The authors explore the ... More

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Looks at the controversial factors surrounding the decision to privatize state prisons.

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This book examines the current state of both the theory and practice of prison privatization in the United States in the 21st century, providing a ... More

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This book makes public, for the first time, a full account of the development of the privatization of prisons, centred on the only full-scale ... More

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This book makes public, for the first time, a full account of the development of the privatization of prisons, centred on the only full-scale ... More

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This thought-provoking book presents a systematic and complete review of the literature on prison privatization. In light of the current trend ... More

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Under the auspices of a governmentally sanctioned "war on drugs," incarceration rates in the United States have risen dramatically since 1980. ... More

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In "Prison Profiteers," co-editors Tara Herivel and Paul Wright "follow the money to an astonishing constellation of prison administrators and ... More

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"Though there are a growing number of books, articles and research studies on the growth of private prisons, this is the first one I have seen which ... More

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Each year federal, state, and local governments spend more than $185 billion in tax dollars. The essays in this collection look at the private prison ... More

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Prisons: Today And Tomorrow, Second Edition Uses Current Case Studies And Research To Present Balanced And Comprehensive Coverage Of Prisons And ... More

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Based on extensive research, "It's About Time: America's Imprisonment Binge, 4/e" offers a compelling argument illustrating how the U.S. attempts to ... More

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Welch's CORRECTIONS is the only text to take a critical approach to the field of corrections. This unique and refreshing text encourages students to ... More

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Rev. ed. of: Correctional counseling: a cognitive growth perspective. 2008.

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Based on extensive research, IT'S ABOUT TIME: AMERICA'S IMPRISONMENT BINGE, 4e delivers a critical analysis of the U.S. prison system. Offering ... More

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