Prison Profiteers: Who Makes Money from Mass Incarceration
ISBN 10: 1595581677 ISBN 13: 9781595581679
Published by New Press, 2009
Used
Hardcover
From
ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 2 July 2009
This specific item is no longer available.
About this Item
Description:
Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1595581677I3N00
Synopsis:
Locking up 2.3 million people is not cheap. Each year the American government spends 185 billion tax dollars to ensure that one out of every 137 Americans is imprisoned. Prison Proifiteers looks at the private prison companies, investment banks, churches, guard unions, medical corporations and other industries and individuals that benefit from mass imprisonment.
About the Author:
Tara Herivel is an attorney in Oregon. She is a co-editor, with Paul Wright, ofPrison Profiteers: Who Makes Money from Mass Incarceration (The New Press) and a co-author, also with Paul Wright, ofPrison Nation: The Warehousing of Americas Poor. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
Paul Wright is the founder and editor of Prison Legal News. He is a co-editor, with Tara Herivel, ofPrison Profiteers: Who Makes Money from Mass Incarceration (The New Press) and a co-author, also with Tara Herivel, ofPrison Nation: The Warehousing of Americas Poor. Wright is the founder and executive director of the Human Rights Defense Center and a winner of the National Lawyers Guild Arthur Kinoy Award. He lives in Lake Worth, Florida.
Paul Wright is the founder and editor of Prison Legal News. He is a co-editor, with Tara Herivel, ofPrison Profiteers: Who Makes Money from Mass Incarceration (The New Press) and a co-author, also with Tara Herivel, ofPrison Nation: The Warehousing of Americas Poor. Wright is the founder and executive director of the Human Rights Defense Center and a winner of the National Lawyers Guild Arthur Kinoy Award. He lives in Lake Worth, Florida.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Bibliographic Details
Title: Prison Profiteers: Who Makes Money from Mass...
Publisher: New Press
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket