Prison Labor and Economy
Introduction
The U.S. prison population, already the largest in the world, grew by 3.4% annually between 1980 and 2004, leaving corrections facilities at 40 percent over capacity. Inmates in federal, state, local and other prisons totaled nearly 2.3 million at the end of last year. According to a recent study, there are more people behind bars in the United States than in any other country.

Over 80,000 of these prisoners hold traditional jobs working for government or private companies. The private sector programs, which exist in 36 states has doubled in size since 1995.
Benefits of Prison Labor
Prison labor has two main benefits. First, it reduces the likelihood inmates would lapse into previous behaviors once released from prison, thereby reducing crime and lowering prison costs. Second, if done right, it produces "profits" which can be used to offset the taxpayer-financed costs of incarcerating prisoners. Studies have......

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Title: Prison Economics
Approximate Word Count: 1857
Approximate Pages: 8 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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