Description
Please read “Private Prisons in the U.S.” and answer the questions that follow. Then read “Capitalizing on Mass Incarceration: U.S. Growth in Private Prisons.” Answer the questions that follow.
Private Prisons Questions
1. What influences have been significant in the growth of private prisons?
2. Take a look at Table 1. What are the top three states showing growth in the private prison population between 2000 and 2017?
- Do a little research and determine what might be the factors behind these significant increases. Summarize your findings.
Mass Incarceration Questions
- How is there a direct link between the DOJ and mass incarceration today?
2.Interpret Figure 1
3. What is the current trend when it comes to Private Immigration Detention?
4. List and highlight the current challenges faced by private prisons?
5. How far can the private prison contractors reach when it comes to federal and state influence?
6. Talk about their expanding programs.
- What three foci does The Sentencing Project recommend? Why?
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