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An Archipelago of Profit: Custodial Institutions and Corruption

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This chapter will consider the definition and range and types of corruption in custodial institutions committed by inmates and officials such as the bribery of ‘correction/prison officers’, the  smuggling of weapons, narcotics, and cell phones in exchange for sexual, and/or financial rewards. In addition I review the reach of corruption beyond custodial institutions by inmates and assess the role and reach of corruption in the private prison sector.

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Brooks, G. (2019). An Archipelago of Profit: Custodial Institutions and Corruption. In: Criminal Justice and Corruption. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16038-8_7

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