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Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary
2. Private Prisons Do Not Save Money
3. Hidden Costs Boost Corporate Profits -- But Increase Taxpayers' Costs
4. Financing for Private Prisons Eliminates Public Accountability
5. Private Prison Firms Can't Be Trusted
6. Private Prisons Foster Corruption
7. Prison Privatization Raises Conflicts of Interest
8. Conclusion

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