Who benefits from Canada’s federal prisons? New executive summary

Incarceration costs much more than effective alternatives. It also fails to reduce recidivism. Why does the carceral system persist? Who benefits? CFSC’s ground-breaking report Following the Money: Cui Bono Report uses the guiding question “cui bono” (“who benefits?”) to investigate Canada’s carceral system and the economic interests that surround it.

We’re pleased to share a new four-page Executive Summary of the full report.

Download the Executive Summary.

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