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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819104103321

Autore

Carceral K. C

Titolo

Prison, inc : a convict exposes life inside a private prison / / K.C. Carceral ; edited by Thomas J. Bernard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, c2006

ISBN

0-8147-7243-9

1-4294-1510-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xvii, 247 p

Collana

Alternative criminology series

Altri autori (Persone)

BernardThomas J

Disciplina

365/.973

Soggetti

Prisons - United States

Corrections - Contracting out - United States

Prisoners - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-239).

Nota di contenuto

The politics of Enterprise Prison -- Orientation -- New prison problems -- Wild wild west -- Beat down crew -- The zoo -- Caught up -- The other enemy -- Gang related -- Seg time -- Riot -- Lockdown -- Aftermath -- The masters -- The servants -- The power -- Factors contributing to violence and its control.

Sommario/riassunto

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 prison system for over twenty years.