RT Book T1 Punishment for sale: private prisons, big business and the incarceration binge T2 Issues in crime & justice A1 Selman, Donna 1967- A2 Leighton, Paul 1964- LA English PP Lanham u.a. PB Rowman & Littlefield UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1602214220 AB America's incarceration binge : the expansion of prisons, budgets and injustice -- The big government "problem" and the Kentucky fried prison "solution" -- The prison-industrial complex : profits, vested interests and politics -- Confronting problems : blame prisoners and contracts then get a bailout -- A critical look at the efficiency and overhead costs of private prisons -- Conclusion : back to the future NO Includes bibliographical references and index CN HV9469 SN 9781442201729 SN 9781442201736 K1 Corrections : Contracting out : United States K1 Prisons : United States K1 Privatization : United States K1 USA : Strafvollzug : Privatisierung