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Prison - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A prison, correctional facility, penitentiary, gaol (Ireland, UK, Australia), or jail is a facility in which inmates are forcibly confined and denied a variety of freedoms under the authority of the state as a form of punishment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison
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List of Countries by Incarceration Rate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of countries by incarceration rate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_incarceration_rate
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The Prison Industry of the United States - Big Business or a New Form of Slavery?
There are approximately 2 million inmates in state, federal and private prisons throughout the country. According to California Prison Focus, "no other society in human history has imprisoned so many of its own citizens."
http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-prison-industry-in-the-united-states-big-business-or-a-new-form-of-slavery/8289
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Here's the Latest Evidence of How Private Prisons Are Exploiting Inmates for Profit
The for-profit prison industry sells itself as a cost-effective option for cash-strapped states, but according to a new study from the University of Wisconsin, privatized prisons are keeping inmates locked up longer in order to boost profits.
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/06/private-prisons-profit
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Jailing Americans for Profit: The Rise of the Prison Industrial Complex
No matter what the politicians or corporate heads might say, prison privatization is neither fiscally responsible nor in keeping with principles of justice. It simply encourages incarceration for the sake of profits.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-w-whitehead/prison-privatization_b_1414467.html
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The 50 Most Comfortable Prisons in the World
Discover the fifty most comfortable prisons around the world.
http://www.arrestrecords.com/the-50-most-comfortable-prisons-in-the-world/
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Harsh Justice: Comparing Prisons Around the World
Comparisons and information about prisons around the world.
http://www.criminaljusticedegreehub.com/worldprisons/
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Private vs. Public Facilities, Is it Cost Effective and Safe?
A private prison, jail, or detention center is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned by a third party that is contracted by a local, state or federal government agency.
http://www.corrections.com/news/article/30903-private-vs-public-facilities-is-it-cost-effective-and-safe-
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Life in a Prison Cell: How Prisons Work
Life in a Prison Cell - Discover how prisons works and explore this incredibly complex system. Keep reading to learn how prisons work and what life is like on the inside.
http://people.howstuffworks.com/prison1.htm
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Banking on Bondage: Private Prisons and Mass Incarceration
The imprisonment of human beings at record levels is both a moral failure and an economic one - especially at a time when more and more Americans are struggling to make ends meet and when state governments confront enormous fiscal crises.
https://www.aclu.org/banking-bondage-private-prisons-and-mass-incarceration
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Six Charts that Explain Why Our Prison System Is So Insane
In 1992, there were 1.3 million inmates in America's prisons and jails; by two decades later, a million more had been added (the data in this article are taken from the Bureau of Justice Statistics unless indicated otherwise). The majority of those - around 60 percent - are in state prisons, where most people who commit crimes end up.
http://prospect.org/article/six-charts-explain-why-our-prison-system-so-insane
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Mass Incarceration: A Provocative New Theory for Why so Many Americans are in Prison
Criminal justice reform is a contentious political issue, but there's one point on which pretty much everyone agrees: America's prison population is way to high. Take a look at why.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/crime/2015/02/mass_incarceration_a_provocative_new_theory_for_why_so_many_americans_are.html
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Federal Bureau of Prisons Web Site - BOP
The U.S. federal bureau of prisons web site.
https://www.bop.gov
