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Privately operated prisons in the US have failed to provide more effective service than public prisons. Two firms, Corrections Corporation of America and Wackenhut Corrections, run two-thirds of all private prisons in the US. The prisons have been criticized for mismanagement. The managing corporations deal with complaints through their public relations firms.

Investigations, Prison administration, Corrections Corporation of America

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For a few dollars more

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The Motion Picture Association of America reports the average cost of making a movie in Hollywood doubled in the 1990s to about $75 mil. Increasing costs mean a movie must do well in its first weekend of release or it is considered a failure. Studios are cutting costs and overhead, but actors' salaries are increasing.

Motion pictures, Movies

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