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The Wackenhut Corporation is a private company running 55 prisons in the U.S. and abroad. Wackenhut claims that it can run the prisons more economically than a state while providing better rehabilitation for inmates. There have however been serious allegations involving juvenile offenders who have b...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Pelley, Scott, 1957- (Interviewer), Duffy, Nancy (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, NY : Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2000.
Series:60 Minutes II
Subjects:
Wackenhut Corporation.
Juvenile delinquents > Abuse of.
Juvenile delinquents > Rehabilitation.
Juvenile detention homes > United States.
Jeunes délinquants > Violence envers.
Jeunes délinquants > Réhabilitation.
Centres pour jeunes délinquants > États-Unis.
Television news programs.
Téléjournaux.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The Wackenhut Corporation is a private company running 55 prisons in the U.S. and abroad. Wackenhut claims that it can run the prisons more economically than a state while providing better rehabilitation for inmates. There have however been serious allegations involving juvenile offenders who have been subjected to sexual abuse and cruel and unusual punishment at some Wackenhut facilities.
Physical Description:1 online resource (15 minutes)
Playing Time:00:14:40