Private Prisons hold inmates longer, but no reduction in crime seen – Study

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Published on Jun 25, 2015
Financial incentives have been found as the main motivation for private prisons to maximize the lengths of inmate stays, but the results are not saving states very much money or reducing crime, according to research done by the University of Wisconsin.

Anya Parampil speaks with Nazgol Ghandnoosh, a prison reform activist, about the study.