Byron Price, Ph.D.

Bio:
Born in Memphis, TN, I became interested in public policy after learning how discriminatory laws were against African Americans in the Jim Crow south.

Degrees:
PhD, MBA, MPA, BS

Education:
Texas Southern University, Oklahoma City University and Mississippi State University.

Publications:

Book Manuscript:

Price, Byron E. Merchandizing Prisoners: Who Really Pays for Prison Privatization? Westport, CT: Praeger, March 2006.

Edited Books

Price, Byron E. and John C. Morris. “Prison Privatization: The Many Facets of a Controversial Industry.” Volume I: The Environment of Private Prisons. Volume II: Private Prisons and Private Profit. Volume III: The Political Climate of Prison Privatization.

Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger Publishers, September 2012.

Journal Articles:

Price, Byron E. and Karina Moreno Saldivar. “The Social, Economic, and Political Impact of the New (Private) National Security”, Crime Law and Social Change, Forthcoming. Saldivar, Karina Moreno and Byron E. Price. “Private Prisons and the Emerging Immigrant Market in the U.S.: Implications for Security Governance.” Central European Journal of
International and Security Studies, Volume 9 Issue 1, 2015.
Riccucci, Norma and Byron E. Price. “Racial Employment Patterns of Foreign- and Na

Area of Expertise:

His areas of research are prison privatization, prisoner reentry, school-to-prison pipeline, race, politics, social entrepreneurship, impact investment and social justice.