Economic Impacts of Prison Growth

Kirchhoff, Suzanne M.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Criminal justice;    Prisons;    Correctional institutions;    Prison overcrowding;    Recidivists;   

RP-ID  :  R41177
RP-ID  :  R41177_2010Apr13

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides an economic overview of the correctional sector as background for the unfolding debate over spending and other policies. It begins with information on the growth in prison populations in public and in private prisons and also briefly explores the economic impacts of prison location. It is not intended a study of the effectiveness of sentencing and other laws, nor of evolving polices aimed at reducing recidivism and prison populations.