The term prison privatization can be applied to a variety of arrangements involving nongovernmental contractors. One privatization model, which originated in France and later spread to a number of countries, arranges responsibilities such that state employees control any functions that relate to deprivation of liberty while other…

…rehearing a case about whether private prisons have to pay immigrant detainees the minimum wage of the state in which they work.

…has been the rise of private prisons. Prison privatization generally operates in one of three ways: private companies provide services to a government-owned and managed prison, such as building maintenance, food supplies, or vocational training; private companies manage government-owned facilities; or private companies own and operate the prisons and charge…