Backgrounder posted May 24, 1988 by Dana Joel
A Guide to Prison Privatization
INTRODUCTION
America has been getting tougher on lawbreakers. This is
something that the public long has been demanding. The problem it
creates, however, is a shortage of prison capacity to hold the
increased numbers of convicted criminals. This has led to: prison
overcrowding, sometimes prompting court actions against penal
systems; rapidly rising operational outlays;…