Original Abstract

Pros and cons for the utilization of prison privatization are presented. In addition to an executive summary, this report contains the following chapters: introduction; the history and key debates over privatization; recent research regarding privatization, such as costs, inmate services, quality of confinement, public safety, and health care; the National Survey of State Prison Privatization; summary; and guidelines for contracting for a private prison. One finding showed that the average cost savings of privatization use was only 1%, rather than the projected 20% savings.

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