The effectiveness of private prisons is debatable – why does Australia have so many?
- Written by Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, Adelaide University
Jamie Taylor/UnsplashThis month, the South Australian government extended a contract with a private firm to manage a men’s prison in Adelaide for another five years, despite a damning report about its operations.
The report from the McKell Institute – a non-profit, progressive Australian public policy think tank – concluded the...
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