This presentation, which looks at the overhead costs of private prisons, was done in 2008 and subsequently became a chapter in Punishment for Sale (co-authored with Donna Selman). At that time, Dana Radatz was my graduate assistant who was very helpful in collecting the data and organizing it in a meaningful way. Why Private Prisons Do Not Save Money: Overhead Costs and Executive PayDownload .pdf of presentationDownload .pptx of presentation RELATEDPrison Privatization in US and Japan (2014 presentation and information on Shimane Asahi Rehabilitation Center - a Japanese high-tech, public-private partnership) The problems with private prisons (2011 and 2013 presentations) ... continue reading »