{"product_id":"prison-inc-a-convict-exposes-life-inside-a-private-prison-9780814799550","title":"Prison, Inc.: A Convict Exposes Life Inside a Private Prison","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrison, Inc.\u003c\/b\u003e provides a first-hand account of life behind bars in a controversial new type of prison facility: the private prison. These for-profit prisons are becoming increasingly popular as state budgets get tighter. Yet as privatization is seen as a necessary and cost-saving measure, not much is known about how these facilities are run and whether or not they can effectively watch over this difficult and dangerous population. For the first time, \u003cb\u003ePrison, Inc.\u003c\/b\u003e provides a look inside one of these private prisons as told through the eyes of an actual inmate, K.C. Carceral who has been in the prison system for over twenty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e K. C. Carceral\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.22w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814799550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarceral, K. C.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eK.C. Carceral\u003c\/b\u003e entered prison shortly after graduating from high school. He continued his education in prison and now holds an Associates Degree as a Paralegal and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eBehind a Convict's Eyes: Doing Time in a Modern Prison\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBernard, Thomas J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eThomas J. Bernard\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology at Pennsylvania State University and author of Theoretical Criminology and The Cycle of Juvenile Justice. He also co-edited Carceral's previous book, Behind a Convict's Eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45440023560307,"sku":"9780814799550","price":69.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_396d06e6-9c80-48a6-a1c4-f4e7673d099c.jpg?v=1788440455","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/prison-inc-a-convict-exposes-life-inside-a-private-prison-9780814799550","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}