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Juvenile Crime Still Pays -- But at What Cost?
Loaded on Jan. 15, 1999
by Alex Friedmann
published in Prison Legal News
January, 1999, page 1
Juvenile Crime Still Pays – But at What Cost?
Filed under:
Prisoner-Prisoner Assault,
Private Prisons,
Esmor/CSC,
Rebound, Inc.,
GEO Group/Wackenhut,
Contractor Misconduct,
DOC/BOP misconduct,
Prison Rebellion,
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Respiratory,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Medical Neglect/Malpractice,
Failure to Treat (Mental Illness),
Suicides,
Failure to Protect (Juveniles).
Locations:
Arizona,
California,
Colorado,
Florida.
by Alex Friedmann
[Last February, PLN published a cover article, "Juvenile Crime Pays," concerning the proliferation of for-profit juvenile justice services. This month we revisit the topic following recent reports of abuse and mis- management at privately operated juvenile prisons.]
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