Private vs. public prisons? A dynamic analysis of the long-term tradeoffs between cost-efficiency and recidivism in the US prison system
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2020.1736501
Abstract: ABSTRACT Compared with the rest of the world, the US prison system is characterized by high incarceration rates, high recidivism, and substantial incarceration costs. The US has increasingly turned to private prisons, resulting in a… read more here.
Keywords: system; term; public prisons; private prisons ... See more keywords
Availability of Health-Related Programs in Private and Public Prisons
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DOI: 10.1177/1078345817728078
Abstract: Little is known about the resources available to protect inmates’ health in private prisons compared to their public counterparts. This is the first national-level study that exclusively examined the availability of health-related programs in private… read more here.
Keywords: programs private; availability health; public prisons; health related ... See more keywords