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Ron DeSantis’ policy on private prisons

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Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

  Donor influenceYes

Ron DeSantis’ answer is based on the following data:

Donor influence

Answer: Yes

Reference: “"Ron DeSantis just accepted $100K from the GEO Group, a controversial Florida-based private prison giant"” ‐orlandoweekly.com

0% Voter Support: 0 support and 1 oppose this candidate’s donor influence on this issue.

Updated 10hrs ago

Ron DeSantis voters

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

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 3,806 voters that have pledged to vote for Ron DeSantis in the 2024 Presidential election.

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

Party influence

Republican Party Answer: Yes

Importance: Less 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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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 14,487 voters that identify as Republican.

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