Privatizing punishment: testing theories of public support for private prison and immigration detention facilities

The transfer of authority over the supervision of inmate populations from state and federal governments to private corporations is one of the most significant contemporary developments in the criminal justice system. Yet, the controversy surrounding the private prison industry has occurred in U.S. c...

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Authors: Enns, Peter K. 1976- (Author) ; Ramirez, Mark D. 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Criminology
Year: 2018, Volume: 56, Issue: 3, Pages: 546–573
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