The state utilizes private prisons for inmates classified as nonviolent offenders. The argument behind this approach is that private prisons are more cost-effective than state-run prisons. What does the current research say about the cost-effectiveness of private prisons in comparison to state prisons?

a. Evaluation studies have been inconclusive.
b. Evaluation studies show that private prisons can do the same job as a public prison for half the cost.
c. Evaluation studies show that private prisons can do the same job as a public prison for one-fourth the cost.
d. Evaluation studies show that public prisons can do the same job as a private prison for half the cost.


a

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