Prison for Profit

The Mangaung Prison opened in 2001 as South Africas first privately run penitentiary Its operator the multibilliondollar British security firm G4S promised the most humane treatment and the best facilities for its nearly 3000 prisonersand naturally at the lowest cost Testimonials from whistleblowers and former prisoners and the findings of investigative journalist Ruth Hopkins expose the reality of prison privatization Guards are underpaid overworked and fear every day for their lives Prisoners are a source of income so rehabilitation isnt a priority Prison for Profit shows how this profit maximization system works and what happens when governmental tasks like detention are outsourced to powerful international corporations And what are the negative consequences for society at large