The Misery merchants
Subtitle: life and death in a private South African Prison
By: Ruth Hopkins
Publisher: Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Auckland Park, South Africa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
ISBN-13: 9781431429363
Subjects: Prisons; Privatization; Corrections; Contracting out; Prisoners; Group 4 Securicor (Firm)
Description: "The Misery Merchants is a hard-hitting exposé of G4S, the company running a private prison in Mangaung, South Africa. Hopkins presents up-close encounters with prison gangs members who run the prison, frank and revealing interviews with prisoners, and a unique insight into the minds of the warders on the torture squad."--Back cover.

"Misery Merchants provides a deeply human view of how prison privatisation affects the lives of often vulnerable people and how a wealthy multinational corporation earned a handsome profit off the prison, while escaping any responsibility for serious human rights violations. "--Author's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.