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Public-Private Partnerships in Prison Construction and Management

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dc.contributor.authorAllen, Rob
dc.contributor.authorEnglish, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-11T22:29:36Z
dc.date.available2014-02-11T22:29:36Z
dc.date.issued2013-12
dc.description.abstractOver recent years lower income countries have shown increasing interest in the potential benefits of public private partnerships in the prison field. This paper opens with a brief survey of the history of prison privatization, a description of the various models applied in different countries and an outline of the potential attractions of those models. It then assesses the evidence about whether private prisons produce value for money and improved performance as well as analyzing their impact on the wider prison and criminal justice system. The paper concludes that while specific evidence from low income countries is limited, there may be significant risks attached to private prisons where robust legislative and regulatory frameworks are less developed. The starting point before the consideration of private sector involvement in prisons must be a full analysis of the infrastructure and processes required by a country in its criminal justice system in order to meet international norms and standards and contribute to development goals. Within such a framework, community based alternatives to pre-trial detention and short prison sentences are likely to prove more economical and effective than prison expansion.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/12/18662900/public-private-partnerships-prison-construction-management
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/16995
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16995
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJustice and development working paper series;no. 25
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectIMPACT OF PRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPRESIDENCY
dc.subjectPRETRIAL DETENTION
dc.subjectPRISON SENTENCES
dc.subjectPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subjectPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT
dc.titlePublic-Private Partnerships in Prison Construction and Managementen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaPublic-Private Partnerships
okr.date.disclosure2013-12-16
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:08:00.902867Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/12/18662900/public-private-partnerships-prison-construction-management
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid104841468337289976
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000456286_20131216150349
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum18662900
okr.identifier.report83347
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2013/12/16/000456286_20131216150349/Rendered/PDF/833470NWP0Web000Box304492B00PUBLIC0.pdfen
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Privatization
okr.topicLaw and Development::Judicial System Reform
okr.topicSocial Development::Children and Youth
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Participation
okr.topicSocial Development::Crime and Society
okr.unitOffice of the Sr VP & Gen Counsl (LEGVP)
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