The Prison Economy

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By Laura Knoy on Thursday, February 26, 2004.
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Across the country, struggling rural communities are building prisons to replace jobs in farming and manufacturing. The paper mill town, Berlin, is following that road. We'll discuss why towns are turning to prisons to create new jobs and just how well it can help local economies.

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