It is not, they say, that private prisons have more problems than public ones.

And even in those states, how long before private prison employees strike for better working conditions?

But for many, a private prison is a welcome source of revenue.

Private prisons are not new; they date back to colonial times.

One reason is to keep filling up private prisons with people who would otherwise be free.

Other private prisons across the country have drawn official criticism.

But it is apparently far from proven that private prisons cut costs.

Historically, private prisons have not taken in the most serious offenders.

Crimes pays big time for the lawyers, judge and the private prison system!

The use of private prisons has also been tried.

With private prisons included, that is about 4,000 beds below capacity.

The difference is that the the private prisons may not be subject to the same regulations and oversight.

Paralyzed, he was already in his own private prison.

In one way or another, the private prison industry now touches almost every state in the country.

Instead, private prison companies today merely continue the warehouse function of prisons.

The association passed a resolution in 1986 calling for a moratorium on private prisons.

You note that a decline in the number of inmates spells bad news for private prison companies.

A very expensive private prison for rich parents who want their defiant children restrained!

Not all private prisons in the United Kingdom have been successful.

This is not a private prison as such - it is a public building built and run by taxpayers' money.

There are a total of 9 prisons from the county, state, federal and two private prisons.

Therefore, let every order have private prisons, at least one in every province.

The original sentence was eight years; Uday probably served only three months in a private prison.

Industry-funded studies often conclude that states can save money by using private prisons.

This influence on the government by the private prison industry has been referred to as the Prison-industrial complex.