Corrections Corporation of America is trying to turn Youngstown, Ohio, into the private-prison capital of the world. [Mother Jones] (May 01, 2000)

A new $45 million medium-security prison that is apparently the result of a miscommunication is set to open in Stewart County, Georgia next month and will have everything a correctional facility needs, except prisoners. [MoJo Wire: Must Read] (April 16, 2000)

An analysis of the public and private systems. In-depth piece on the economics of the industry, with photographs. [Atlantic Monthly] (December 01, 1998)