Inside private prisons: an American dilemma in the age of mass incarceration

The prison buildup and the birth of private prisons -- How the government privatized -- Prisoners as commodities -- The prison-industrial complex -- Private prisons and the American heartland -- The prison divestment movement -- The politics of private prisons -- Public prisons vs. private prisons -...

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Autor principal: Eisen, Lauren-Brooke (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: New York Columbia University Press [2018]
En:Año: 2018
Acceso en línea: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Sumario:The prison buildup and the birth of private prisons -- How the government privatized -- Prisoners as commodities -- The prison-industrial complex -- Private prisons and the American heartland -- The prison divestment movement -- The politics of private prisons -- Public prisons vs. private prisons -- Wrestling with the concept of private prisons -- Shadow prisons : inside private immigrant detention centers -- The future of private prisons
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descripción Física:ix, 321 Seiten Diagramme 24 cm
ISBN:9780231179706