60 minutes. Medium security, maximum problems [prisons]
Description
Poor cities in the US have been turning to companies like the CCA (Corrections Corporation of America, the largest private prison operator in the country) to create a profitable business out of private prisons. But when cities are expecting medium-security prisoners and get maximum-security prisoners, big problems are made. Ed Bradley reports.
Runtime
14 min
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Date of Publication
1999
Database
Alexander Street
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