“Changing the Guard is the authoritative and definitive book on prison privatization. It brilliantly examines the full range of issues—history, status, economics, efficiency effectiveness, equity, morality, and recidivism, and addresses the fundamental societal costs and benefits of incarceration itself.”

– E. S. Savas, Professor, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College, City University of New York

“If you want to understand private prisons and how they fit into the criminal justice system, you need the information and analysis in this book. Changing the Guard does an outstanding job of combining a firm grounding of what we know about private prisons and how they work with great analysis of the economics and policy issues that surround the use of private prisons. Then it frosts the cake with some unique perspectives on both criminal justice and private prisons. Anyone who needs to make decisions about private prisons needs to read this book.”

– Adrian T. Moore, Executive Director, Reason Public Policy Institute

“Changing the Guard is first-rate analysis of a moribund industry, its political-bureaucratic ills and the modest success of so-called prison privatization over the last two decades. Real experts point toward a crucial reform: foster competition for renewable contracts among public and private prison agencies to operate every facility, not just a few new ones.”

– Morgan O. Reynolds, former Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Labor

“This book brings refreshing relief from the widespread cant and negativity about prisons in general and privately operated prisons in particular. . . . So much written about private prisons is tendentious and ideological, in contrast to the carefully researched contributions here.”

– Charles H. Logan, Professor of Sociology, University of Connecticut

“Changing the Guard is the authoritative and definitive book on prison privatization. It brilliantly examines the full range of issues—history, status, economics, efficiency effectiveness, equity, morality, and recidivism, and addresses the fundamental societal costs and benefits of incarceration itself.”

– E. S. Savas, Professor, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College, City University of New York

“If you want to understand private prisons and how they fit into the criminal justice system, you need the information and analysis in this book. Changing the Guard does an outstanding job of combining a firm grounding of what we know about private prisons and how they work with great analysis of the economics and policy issues that surround the use of private prisons. Then it frosts the cake with some unique perspectives on both criminal justice and private prisons. Anyone who needs to make decisions about private prisons needs to read this book.”

– Adrian T. Moore, Executive Director, Reason Public Policy Institute

“Changing the Guard is first-rate analysis of a moribund industry, its political-bureaucratic ills and the modest success of so-called prison privatization over the last two decades. Real experts point toward a crucial reform: foster competition for renewable contracts among public and private prison agencies to operate every facility, not just a few new ones.”

– Morgan O. Reynolds, former Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Labor

“This book brings refreshing relief from the widespread cant and negativity about prisons in general and privately operated prisons in particular. . . . So much written about private prisons is tendentious and ideological, in contrast to the carefully researched contributions here.”

– Charles H. Logan, Professor of Sociology, University of Connecticut