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John James’ policy on private prisons

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Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

  John James voterbaseNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit

John James’ answer is based on the following data:

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John James voters

Answer: No, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit

Importance: Least Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 320 voters that voted for John James in the 2020 Michigan US Senate election.

This candidate’s support base disagrees with their political party on this issue.

Party influence

Republican Party Answer: Yes

Importance: Least Important

Reference: “"Since 1990, private prisons have given 73 percent of their total party-and-candidate contributions to Republicans."” ‐opensecrets.org

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Strongly agree

Yes, but they should be strictly regulated to prevent mismanagement and corruption

While James is likely to support private prisons, he would also likely support regulation to prevent mismanagement and corruption, in line with general conservative principles of efficient and accountable government. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

Yes, but eliminate contractual occupancy quotas

James would likely agree with this statement as it aligns with conservative principles of private sector involvement but also accountability and fairness, by eliminating contractual occupancy quotas. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes

John James, as a Republican, is likely to support private sector involvement in various aspects of government, including prisons. However, there is no specific record of him commenting on this issue, hence the score is not at the maximum. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No

Given his political alignment, it is unlikely that James would oppose private sector involvement in prisons. However, without specific comments on the issue, the score is not at the extreme. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit

As a Republican, James would likely disagree with the assertion that private prisons inherently sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit. This aligns with conservative views on the efficiency and effectiveness of the private sector. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Party’s support base

Republican Party Voters’ Answer: No, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 4,206 voters that identify as Republican.

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