| Description |
1 online resource (268 pages) |
| Series |
Alternative Criminology Series |
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Alternative criminology series.
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| Contents |
Foreword; Acknowledgments; Prison, Inc.; Part I Welcome to Enterprise; 1 The Politics of Enterprise Prison; 2 Orientation; 3 New Prison Problems; Part II Guerrilla Warfare; 4 Wild Wild West; 5 Beat Down Crew; 6 The Zoo; Part III My Tour; 7 Caught Up; 8 The Other Enemy; 9 Gang Related; 10 Seg Time; Part IV An Exercise in Futility; 11 Riot; 12 Lockdown; 13 Aftermath; Part V Taking Control; 14 The Masters; 15 The Servants; 16 The Power; Part VI Analysis; 17 Factors Contributing to Violence and Its Control; Notes; Glossary; About the Author and the Editor |
| Summary |
Prison, Inc. provides a first-hand account of life behind bars in a controversial new type of prison facility: the private prison. These for-profit prisons are becoming increasingly popular as state budgets get tighter. Yet as privatization is seen as a necessary and cost-saving measure, not much is known about how these facilities are run and whether or not they can effectively watch over this difficult and dangerous population. For the first time, Prison, Inc. provides a look inside one of these private prisons as told through the eyes of an actual inmate, K.C. Carceral who has been in the p |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Carceral, K. C
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| SUBJECT |
Carceral, K. C. fast |
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Prisons -- United States -- Case studies
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Corrections -- Contracting out -- United States -- Case studies
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Prisoners -- United States -- Biography
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
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Corrections -- Contracting out
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Prisoners
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Prisons
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bernard, Thomas J
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| ISBN |
9780814772430 |
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0814772439 |
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