Displaying 1 of 1 2020 Format: Book Author: Harris, Duchess, author. Title: For-profit prisons / by Duchess Harris, with Cynthia Kennedy Henzel. Publisher, Date: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2020] Description: 112 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm Summary: "For-Profit Prisons takes a close look at the side of the US prison system that relies on for-profit companies. It explores the history behind for-profit prisons in the United States as well as varying opinions about the ethics of for-profit prisons."--Google books Series: History of crime and punishment Harris, Duchess. History of crime and punishment. Subjects: Prisons -- United States -- Juvenile literature. Prisons -- Finance -- Law and legislation -- Juvenile literature. Privatization -- Law and legislation -- Juvenile literature. Corrections -- Contracting out -- United States -- Juvenile literature. Criminal justice, Administration of -- Juvenile literature. Other Author: Henzel, Cynthia Kennedy, 1954- author. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-109) and index. Contents: Kids for cash -- Prisoners for profit -- The return of private prisons -- Public vs. private -- Inmate care -- Prisons and politics -- Immigrant detention -- The future of for-profit prisons. LCCN: 2018965870 ISBN: 1532119186 9781532119187 Other Number: 1089566250 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 826890 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: j 364.609 Harris Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
