Wednesday, February 22, 2006

The private, nonprofit prison /The Boston Globe, 21 Feb 2006

http://digbig.com/4gkedDavid Pozen
"Nonprofit operators can provide the entrepreneurial spirit of for-profit operators without the latter's legal and ethical liabilities. Nonprofits can design and test new programs, with positive spillover effects for public prisons. They can save tax dollars through the use of volunteer labor and private fund-raising. Most hopefully, nonprofit prisons can do a better job at rehabilitation -- and therefore at reducing recidivism -- because of their mission focus, service ethic, and freedom from political or profit constraints."