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BOC Report on Privately Operated Local Detention Facilities. Rev. [ed.]
Publication year:
1999
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: This study focuses upon the privatization of detention facilities, be they jails, juvenile facilities, or prisons. General laws and regulations, authority, and evaluation of privately operated facilities are covered. Also discussed are the pros and cons of detention privatization in regards to propriety, cost, quality, quantity, flexibility, security, liability, accountability, corruption, and dependence.