Contracted prisons cut costs without sacrificing quality, study finds
Monday, April 29, 2013 - 14:01
in Health & Medicine
As states continue to grapple with aging correctional facilities, overcrowding, underfunded retiree obligations and other constraints, new research from Temple University's Center for Competitive Government finds that privately operated prisons can substantially cut costs – from 12 percent to 58 percent in long-term savings – while performing at equal or better levels than government-run prisons.