NCJ Number
230018
Journal
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation Volume: 49 Issue: 1 Dated: January 2010 Pages: 74-90
Date Published
January 2010
Length
17 pages
Annotation
This article discusses the impact of prison privatization.
Abstract
Private prisons are here to stay irrespective of empirical findings for or against their existence in the corrections industry. It is necessary, therefore, to step back and consider them on a broader level to assess how they can benefit current penological practice. It will be argued that prison privatization creates an opportunity to reassess the dominant correctional philosophy in America. In particular, the contractual structure of private prisons allows for "what works" in corrections to be built into performance evaluations. The implications of this assertion for private prisons as well as the current status of the rehabilitative ideal will be discussed. 4 notes and 111 references (Published Abstract)