May 19, 2011 – The national debate about what kinds of prisons we should have is in a sorry state.

Apr 25, 2011 – Seven years ago, a prison riot exploded in Palm Beach County that ought to give pause, in 2011, to legislators determined to outsource South .

As of 2007, Texas holds the highest number of the nation''s private prison beds and has the largest number of state prisoners in private facilities -- over .

Jun 20, 2011 – Here's one of the most appalling stories you'll see in this or any other lifetime. Two judges have pleaded guilty to taking bribes to .

May 19, 2011 – Most states have turned to privately-owned prisons in order to cut savings, but a report says that the prisons offer little savings to state .

Private Prisons. Division of Institutions. Updated: 06/03/2011. Delta Correctional Facility. Danny Scott, Warden. Compliance Officer VACANT .

In accordance with Chapter 957, Florida Statutes, the Bureau of Private Prison Monitoring is responsible for entering into contracts for the design, .

May 4, 2011 – Private prisons are making subtle advances into California–albeit via the back roads. This week, an initial group of California inmates .

Jun 30, 2010 – Though it's certainly not disappearing, the private corrections business is under financial pressure to change its business plan.

Jun 3, 2011 – Plata would be to transfer inmates to private prisons. Already, California has sent thousands of inmates to Corrections Corporation of .

Aug 23, 2010 – By Suzy Khimm Well before passing Arizona's controversial immigration law, Arizona lawmakers were treating the state as a laboratory of .

With five private prisons currently operating in Colorado, the state seems to be benefiting from the arrangement. LINK - ColoradoIndependent.com .

Collection of interesting articles, skeptical of public costs and private profits.

Jun 24, 2011 – Private prison companies have helped fuel government policies which lead to an increase in prison population and boost their profits, .

May 20, 2011 – Private prisons don't save money, but they create an obvious and counterproductive profit motive that leads to policies that increase the .

An introduction to the actions of the Corrections Corporation of America.

Jun 15, 2011 – U.S. Supreme Court ruling will force California to reduce population in many prisons. In a recent letter to the Governor, Assemblyman Tim .

Dec 15, 2003 – A new report makes it clear that the nation's largest operator of for-profit prisons has little to be proud of in its 20-year-history.

Jump to Evolution and Scope of the Private Prison Industry‎: The birth of the contemporary American private prison industry may be traced to 1984, .

Jul 11, 2011 – With state budgets being cut across the board, prison budgets are also being slashed. This creates opportunity for private prison systems.

Jul 3, 2011 – Arizona to expand private prisons, This month, and possibly as early as next week, the Arizona Department of Corrections is expected to .

May 12, 2011 – Sold to private prison corporations who are locking them up for obscene . The victims: Private prisons don't care about who they lock up. .

Jun 22, 2011 – Private Prison Companies Want You Locked Up . increased by 49.6 percent, while private prison populations have increased by 353.7 percent, .

Jun 22, 2011 – The Florida Legislature has been frugal about most things in recent years, with one exception - prisons.Florida has been on a .

Jun 13, 2011 – Private prisons are often pitched to small rural areas desperate for economic development and jobs as a great way to create both. .

Nov 19, 2008 – Prison companies are preparing for a wave of new business as the downturn makes it difficult for officials to run their own jails.

Amazon.com: Changing the Guard: Private Prisons and the Control of Crime ( 9780945999874): Alexander Tabarrok, Charles H. Logan: Books.

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May 12, 2011 – MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida has opened the doors to one of the biggest prison privatization programs in U.S. history, as the cash-strapped .

A private prison, jail, or detention center is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned by a third party that is contracted by a .

May 23, 2011 – The conviction that private prisons save money helped drive more than 30 states to turn to them for housing inmates. .

Jun 23, 2011 – Yesterday, the Justice Policy Institute (JPI) released a report chronicling the political strategies of private prison companies “working to .

May 18, 2011 – As Arizona and other states look to resolve budget problems, research suggests private prisons can cost about the same as state-run ones.

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Jump to THE PRIVATE PRISON‎: So many turned to private investment, to venture capital, both to fund new prison projects and to run the prisons .

Jun 25, 2011 – While private prison companies may claim that changes in criminal justice legislation are "outside our control," they are in fact engaged in .

Jun 22, 2011 – The Justice Policy Institute has released a new report on how private prisons game the system, creating a perceived need for their services. .

The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) currently has contracts with two private prison companies to house 5376 offenders. .

books.google.com/books?id. Prisons. Private Prisons - Oklahoma Department of CorrectionsPrivate Prisons without Oklahoma Inmates . OAC for Department of Corrections private prison guidelines. PROCUREMENT Authority to Provide Incarceration, .

Administration · Security Operations · Prison Complexes · Community Corrections · Contract Beds · Offender Services . In State (private) Facilities: .

Aug 24, 2010 – This gruesome incident has raised questions about the wisdom and efficacy of private prisons, such as the one from which the Arizona .

Mar 28, 2011 – After a private company entices Littlefield, Texas, officials with the promise of new revenue, the declining inmate population is forcing .

Jun 28, 2011 – Back in the lock-em-up frenzy of the 1990s, overcrowded state prison systems relied heavily on the emerging private prison industry.

Aug 14, 2010 – Rachel Maddow followed up with KPHO's Morgan Loew on Arizona's private prison industry and on the sponsor of SB1070, Arizona Sen. .

Mar 2, 2011 – The second of a two part investigation into the Idaho Correctional Center, the privately managed prison run by Corrections Corporation of .

Jul 1, 2000 – What private-prison corporations have spent on lobbyists very likely dwarfs their contributions total. The Institute found several examples .

May 25, 2011 – The cost savings from for-profit incarceration are debatable, and an Idaho suit claims that profitability can come at the price of prisoner .

CAPP is a citizen action group that opposes jail privatization.

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