Austill Stuart
Policy Analyst, Reason Foundation
Austill Stuart is a policy analyst at Reason Foundation, a non-profit think tank advancing free minds and free markets.
Prior to joining Reason, Austill worked with policy in a variety of settings-nonprofits, on Capitol Hill, and in fundraising-where areas of focus included small business regulation, privatization, health care, and labor. Before moving to the D.C. area in early 2009, he worked for five years in the financial services industry, mostly in wealth management.
Austill earned his M.A. in Economics at George Mason University and his B.A. in Economics from Auburn University.
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Comparing the Safety Record of Delaware County’s Private Prison to Pennsylvania’s County-Run Prisons
The George W. Hill facility appears to operate much safer than an average in-house county prison.
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Contracts With Private Prisons Should Prioritize Quality Inmate Service Delivery Over Costs
A performance-based approach to corrections that prioritizes rehabilitating inmates is gaining momentum in private prisons.
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Michigan’s Prison Food Contract Needed to Expire
Trinity amassed $3.8 million in fines over a combination of improper meal substitutions, delays and staffing shortages.
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Oregon Privatization Report Offers Bold Solutions to Pension Crisis
Task force report lays the groundwork for a number of privatization measures that would benefit the state's economy.
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Annual Privatization Report 2017
Privatization trends in local, state and federal government, plus highways, aviation, education, criminal justice, and more
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Annual Privatization Report 2017 — Criminal Justice and Corrections
The latest news on criminal justice and corrections privatization.
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Annual Privatization Report 2017 — Education
The latest in private school choice, charter school legislation, and state and federal school choice programs.
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Contracting for Out-of-State Prison Beds: Vermont’s Experience with Public vs. Private Provision
Inmate access, transparency challenges in intergovernmental agreement for Vermont prison beds