The Interrelationship Between Public and Private Prisons: Does the Existence of Prisoners Under Private Management Affect the Rate of Growth in Expenditures of Prisoners Under Public Management?*

April, 2003 The Interrelationship Between Public and Private Prisons: Does the Existence of Prisoners Under Private Management Affect the Rate of Growth in Expenditures of Prisoners Under Public Management?* James F. Blumstein** Mark A. Cohen*** Published by the Association of Private Correctional and Treatment Organizations (APCTO) https://www.apcto.org This study investigates the relationship between (i) the fact that a particular state houses some of its prison population in prisons that are privately owned or operated and (ii) the growth in costs per prisoner in publicly operated prisons. The core objective has been to determine whether the existence of . . .