Capital Punishment: An Introduction To U.S. Prison Spending
When the State of Ohio sold a medium-security prison to Nashville-based Corrections Corporation of America last year, CCA assured state officials that the facility's 1,543 prisoners would be treated no differently than they were under the state's control. In time, CCA insisted, the state would save millions by outsourcing incarceration to a private firm.
When the State of Ohio sold a medium-security prison to Nashville-based Corrections Corporation of America last year, CCA assured state officials that the facility's 1,543 prisoners would be treated no differently than they were under the state's control. In time, CCA insisted, the state would save millions by outsourcing incarceration to a private firm.