What is the purpose of private prisons? What are some characteristics of private prisons?

What will be an ideal response?


They help deal with prison overcrowding at the state and federal levels. The
largest entity of private prisons is Corrections Corporation of America. There are
currently about 130 private prisons nationwide that offer 157,000 beds for hire.

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Which is considered the least active of all Italian organized crime groups operating in America?

a. Buscetta b. Corleone c. Camorra d. Sicilian Stidda

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Define alternative dispute resolution, mediation, and arbitration

What will be an ideal response?

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According to Elijah Anderson, contemporary street code emphasizes the issue of __________

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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According to the text, this gang has the overall smallest population

a. Chicanos b. White c. Asian d. African American

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