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A Contributing Influence: The Private Prison Industry and Political Giving in the South
Publication Date: April 2002
Publisher(s): National Institute on Money in State Politics (U.S.)
Author(s): Edwin Bender
Topic: Justice (Prisons and correctional facilities and personnel)
Politics (Campaigns, lobbying, and pressure groups)
Type: Report
Abstract:
Private-prison companies gave more than $1 million to candidates in 14 Southern states during the 2000 election cycle, targeting much of it to legislators who were influential in setting prison policy.