1 Government of New Zealand, ministerial statement, 17 January 2000.

2 The Times, 27 September 1988.

3 Canadian Press, 30 October 1997.

4 Canadian Press, 27 October 1998.

5 Globe & Mail, 1 August 1998.

6 PPRI #29, April/May 1999.

7 Dennis Cunningham, “Projected FY 2000 Cost of DOC Operated Medium Security Beds Compared to Private Prison Contracts,” presented at 4th Annual Privatising Correctional Facilities, sponsored by World Research Group, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 24, 1999.

8 Are private prisons More Cost Effective Than Public Prisons? A Meta Analysis of Evaluation Research Studies by Travis C.Pratt and Jeff Maahs, University of Cincinnati, in Crime and Delinquency, Vol 45 No.3, July 1999, Sage Publications, 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA.

9 Private Prisons in the United States: An Assessment of Current Practice, July 1998, Abt Associates Inc, 55 Wheeler Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

10 The General Accounting Office (GAO) report referred to in the Acting Attorney General’s letter is the US Federal government analysis of five studies comparing the operational costs and quality of service in public and private prisons. The GAO’s report, published on 16 August 1996, found: no conclusions about cost savings or quality of service could be drawn as four studies assessing operational costs indicated little difference or mixed results; two studies that addressed quality of life reported equivocal findings or no differences between private and public facilities; the studies provided little information which could be applied to different correctional settings, since states may differ widely in terms of correctional philosophy, economic factors, and inmate population characteristics.

11 A Comparative Recidivism Analysis of Releasees from Public and Private Prisons in Florida, Lonn Lanza-Kaduce, Karen F.Parker, Private Corrections Project, Center for Studies in Criminology & Law, Univ. of Florida.

12 PPRI #20, May 1998.

13Wackenhut Corrections Corporation press release 17 February 2000.

13aThe Tennessean, 1 April 2000.

13bhttp://biz.Yahoo.com/rf/000331/yv.html

14 The Tennessean, 18 February 2000.

15 Correctional Institution Inspection Committee, 122nd General Assembly, Report on the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center, Submitted 7 October 1998.

16 PPRI #24, Oct 1998.

17 PPRI #25, Nov/Dec1998.

18 PPRI #25, Nov/Dec1998.

19 PPRI #25, Nov/Dec 1998.

20 PPRI #24, Oct 1998.

21 PPRI #26, Jan 1999.

22 PPRI #29, April/May 1999.

23 PPRI #29, April/May 1999.

24 PPRI #29, April/May 1999.

25 PPRI #29, April/May 1999.

26 PPRI #30, July/Aug 1999.

27 PPRI #32, Nov 1999.

28 PPRI #32, Nov 1999.

29 PPRI #32, Nov 1999.

30 PPRI #32, Nov 1999.

31 The Consultants’ Report on Prison Operations in New Mexico Correctional Institutions, 14 January 2000. This report is required reading for any jurisdiction considering prison privatisation. The full report is available at http://legis.state.nm.us/corrections.html. A summary is contained in Prison Privatisation Report International (PPRI) #33, Jan/Feb 2000.

32 PPRI #30, July/Aug 1999.

33 PPRI #29, April/May 1999.

34 Albuquerque Journal, 18 February 2000.

35 Tulsa World News, 3 February 2000.

36 St. Petersburg Times, 14 February 2000.

37 Private Prisons: Public Safety Threatened, A Summary of Recent Escapes, CCPOA Legislative Department, 1999.

38 Corrections Yearbook 1998, Criminal Justice Institute Inc.

39 Tulsa World News, 13 December 1999.

40 Tulsa World News, 13 December 1999.

41Private Gain, Public Pain: How Privatisation harms Communities, february 2000, by Diehl, Ernest and Holden, Institute of Southern Studies, PO Box 531, Durham, NC 27702-053, USA. http://www.i4south.org

42 From: Comparing Private and Public Prison Services and Programs in Minnesota: Findings from Prisoner Interviews, by the principal investigator, Judith Greene This will appear in the forthcoming Privatisation of Correctional Services: Evaluating The Role of Private Prison Management in Minnesota by J Greene, S R Belenko, C Davies, M Jacobson and D Schultz for the Institute on Criminal Justice, University of Minnesota Law School Law Center, Room 430, 229 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455.

43 Now, 4 December 1997.

44 PPRI #29, April/May 1999.

45 Complaint No: 98-206, State of Florida Commission on Ethics, Post Office Drawer 15709, Tallahassee, Florida, 32317-5709, USA.

46 Michael Koren Live, Toronto, 22 February 2000.

47 Wolds Remand Prison - An Evaluation, Bottomley, James, Clare and Liebling, Research Findings No.32, April 1996, Home Office Research and Statistics Directorate.

48 House of Commons Hansard, 9 March 2000.

49 Review of Comparative Costs and Performance of Privately and Publicly Operated Prisons 1997-98, Jo Woodbridge, 20 July 1999, Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate.

50 PPRI #30, July/Aug 1999.

51 House of Commons Hansard, 21 February 2000.

52 PPRI #26, January 1999.

53 PPRI #30, July/Aug 1999.

54 Hansard, 28 April 1999 reported in PPRI #29, April/May 1999.

55 Incidents of self harm in HM Prison Service Establishments, as at 10 December 1999, unpublished.

56 The Observer, 3 October 1999.

57 PPRI #26, January 1999.

58 A full report on the tendering process and the issue of commercial confidentiality can be found in Prison Privatisation Report International (PPRI) #31, October 1999.

59 PPRI #32, November 1999.

60 See Private Prisons in Australia: Cause for Concern, October 1994, S Nathan, Prison Reform Trust, London.

61 Corrections in the Balance: A Review of Corrective Services in Queensland, January 1999.Queensland Corrective Service Review, Level 15, 215 Adelaide Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia. See also www.qcsc.qld.gov.au/globals/what’s new/corrserv.pdf

62 PPRI #32, November 1999.

63 PPRI #32, November 1999.

64 PPRI #32, November 1999.

65 Victoria’s Prison System, Community Protection and Prisoner Welfare, Auditor-General of Victoria, Special Report No. 60, May 1999. Victorian Auditor General’s Office, Level 14, 222 Exhibition Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia.

66 Review of Suicides and Self Harm in Victorian Prisons, November 1998, Victorian Correctional Services Task Force, Level 2, 35 Spring Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia.

67 PPRI #30, July/August 1999.

68 PPRI #30, July/August 1999.

69 PPRI #29, April/May 1999.

70 PPRI #29, April/May 1999.

71 PPRI #29, April/May 1999.

72 PPRI #28, March 1999.

73 PPRI #34, March 2000.

74 Globe & Mail, 12 June 1995.

Stephen Nathan is highly regarded as an international authority on privatised criminal justice.

An independent journalist and researcher, he has been writing about privatisation since 1981. Based in London, England, he is editor of the influential newsletter Prison Privatisation Report International; author of articles and reports documenting the international growth of privatised correctional services; and a regular contributor to television and radio programmes.