Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-149) and index
This work is an examination of how prisons impact rural communities, including a revealing study of two rural communities that have chosen prisons as an economic development strategy. The prison boom of the 1980s and 1990s, combined with the recent economic decline, has led to an interesting phenomenon: where towns once fought against becoming the home of a prison, they now fight to land one, even maximum security prisons. Some towns have put t