Georgetown Public Policy Review

Established in 1995, the Georgetown Public Policy Review is the McCourt School of Public Policy’s nonpartisan, graduate student-run publication. Our mission is to provide an outlet for innovative new thinkers and established policymakers to offer perspectives on the politics and policies that shape our nation and our world.

Assessing Community Corrections Run by For-Profit Prison Corporations: The Case of CoreCivic

In recent years, politicians and the public have criticized mass incarceration over ethical and economic concerns. This has forced private prison corporations (PPCs) into the difficult position of balancing an appeal to public opinion with the unpopular ways they make their profits. As rehabilitation and community corrections have become publicly-supported solutions to mass incarceration, PPCs […]

Can voting create healthier communities? 

Podcast Editor Jazlyn Gallego (MPM ’24) speaks with Aliya Bhatia, Georgetown School of Foreign Service graduate and Executive Director of Vot-ER, to discuss the link between public health and successful democracies. Vot-ER, a national nonprofit 501(C)3 organization, develops nonpartisan civic engagement tools and programs for every corner of the healthcare system—from private practitioners to medical […]