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“No country in history has ever handed over so many inmates to private corporations. This book looks at the consequences” (Eric Schlosser, bestselling author of Fast Food Nation).
In Prison Profiteers, coeditors Tara Herivel and Paul Wright “follow the money to an astonishing constellation of prison administrators and politicians working in collusion with private parties to maximize profits” (Publishers Weekly). From investment banks, guard unions, and the makers of Taser stun guns to health care providers, telephone companies, and the US military (which relies heavily on prison labor), this network of perversely motivated interests has turned the imprisonment of 1 out of every 135 Americans into a lucrative business.
Called “an essential read for anyone who wants to understand what’s gone wrong with criminal justice in the United States” by ACLU National Prison Project director Elizabeth Alexander, this incisive and deftly researched volume shows how billions of tax dollars designated for the public good end up lining the pockets of those private enterprises dedicated to keeping prisons packed.
“An important analysis of a troubling social trend” that is sure to inform and outrage any concerned citizen, Prison Profiteers reframes the conversation by exposing those who stand to profit from the imprisonment of millions of Americans (Booklist).
“Indispensable . . . An easy and accessible read―and a necessary one.” ―The San Diego Union-Tribune
“This is lucid, eye-opening reading for anyone interested in American justice.” ―Publishers Weekly
“Impressive . . . A thoughtful, comprehensive and accessible analysis of the money trail behind the prison-industrial-complex.” ―The Black Commentator
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Tara Herivel is an attorney in Oregon. She is a co-editor, with Paul Wright, of "Prison Profiteers: Who Makes Money from Mass Incarceration" (The New Press) and a co-author, also with Paul Wright, of "Prison Nation: The Warehousing of America's Poor." She lives in Portland, Oregon.
Paul Wright is the founder and editor of "Prison Legal News." He is a co-editor, with Tara Herivel, of "Prison Profiteers: Who Makes Money from Mass Incarceration" (The New Press) and a co-author, also with Tara Herivel, of "Prison Nation: The Warehousing of America's Poor." Wright is the founder and executive director of the Human Rights Defense Center and a winner of the National Lawyers Guild Arthur Kinoy Award. He lives in Lake Worth, Florida.
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Hard Back. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. 323 Pages. Brand new condition. Lot of notes but no index. Here is the astonishing range of industries, corporations, and individuals profiting from the imprisonment of over 2.3 million Americans. A report produced for the private prison industry by investment analysts First Analysis Securities Corporation concluded that with the baby boomlet demographics that increasing demand for juvenile incarceration services. It is often difficult to maintain the occupancy rates required for profitability. Locking up 2.3 million people isn't cheap. Each year federal, state, and local governments spend over $185 billion annually in tax dollars to ensure that one out of every 137 Americans is imprisoned. This book looks at the private prison companies, investment banks, churches, guard unions, medical corporations, and other industries and individuals that benefit from this country's experiment with mass imprisonment. It lets us follow the money from public to private hands and exposes how monies formerly designated for the public good are diverted to prisons and their maintenance. Find out where your tax dollars are going as you help to bankroll the biggest prison machine the world has ever seen. Contributors:Judy Greene on private prison giants Geo and CCA; Anne-Marie Cusac on who sells electronic weapons to prison guards; David Lapido on how private corporations profit from prison labor; Wil S. Hylton on the largest prison health care provider; Ian Urbina on how prison labor supports the military; Kirsten Levingston on the privatization of public defense; Jennifer Gonnerman on the costs to neighborhoods from which prisoners are removed; Kevin Pranis on the banks and brokerage houses that finance prison building; and Silja Talvi on the American Correctional Association as a tax-funded lobbyist for professional prison bureaucracies. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 20157
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. The astonishing range of industries, corporations, and individuals profiting from the imprisonment of over 2.3 million Americans. Locking up 2.3 million people isn't cheap. Each year federal, state, and local governments spend over $185 billion annually in tax dollars to ensure that one out of every 137 Americans is imprisoned. Prison Profiteers looks at the private prison companies, investment banks, churches, guard unions, medical corporations, and other industries and individuals that benefit from this country's experiment with mass imprisonment. It lets us follow the money from public to private hands and exposes how monies formerly designated for the public good are diverted to prisons and their maintenance. Find out where your tax dollars are going as you help to bankroll the biggest prison machine the world has ever seen. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 002867
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