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Read News: New Prisons Seldom A Lock On Prosperity

By The Sentencing Project

"Prisons have become a growth industry in rural America, where communities suffering from decades of decline in farming, mining and manufacturing jobs are grateful for solid employment opportunities. Although many state and local officials boast about the positive impact prisons have on their host counties, public policy analysts and criminal justice experts argue that other than creating jobs, correctional institutions do little to boost local economies." The Sentencing Project's Policy Analyst, Ryan S. King, was quoted as saying: "The idea that prisons create secondary industries, like hotels and entertainment complexes, is wrong. None of that happens. It has been shown time and again." Posted Date:9/22/2008 5:43:44 PMcontinue to full post

Full post as published by The Sentencing Project on September 22, 2008 (boomark / email).