AMERICA'S PRIVATE GULAG

I. Introductory information about Privately-Run Prison
A. privately-run prison industry = most profitable industry in America.
B. 10 years ago, five privately-run prisons housing a population of 2,000 => now, more than 100 prisons with about 62,000 beds.
C. Industry is expanding fast. Good business
D. 100 years ago, most privately-run prisons were closed down due to horrible conditions, but during the past decade, they have made a comeback.
i. Reasons
- the post-1980s free market ideological fervor
- large budget deficits for the federal and state gov'ts.
- the discovery and creation of vast new reserves of "raw materials"—prisoners
II. Expansion
A. Most entrenched at the state level but is expanding into the federal prison system.
B. Most controlled by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA)
C. Wackenhut
i. CCA's chief competitor, founded by a former FBI official.
ii. Has a third of the private prison market with 24 contracts
D. Esmor
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