Private prisons are incarceration centers that are run by a for-profit company instead of a government agency. The companies that operate private prisons are paid a per-diem or monthly rate for each prisoner they keep in their facilities. In 2016 8.5% of the prisoner population was housed in private prisons. This is an 8% decline since 2000. Opponents of private prisons argue that incarceration is a social responsibility and that entrusting it to for-profit companies is inhumane. Proponents argue that prisons run by private companies are consistently more cost effective than those run by…
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@9H73QHGConstitution1yr1Y
No, collusion between government and business should not occur especially regarding law enforcement and imprisonment
@9FQNDHRConstitution2yrs2Y
All private prisons should be abolished and placed under the control of the state or city they reside in, or the federal prison system
@9SWHKPRConstitution 9mos9MO
Not fond of perpetual prisons. Should only be used to house people waiting to be executed. And that shouldn't take 20 years.
@95ZS8RHConstitution3yrs3Y
No, only the government has the vested authority to imprison people
@9C2Z3CWConstitution2yrs2Y
white americans can do it ourselves we don't need these private companies
@93BD2RCConstitution3yrs3Y
It must be a hybrid prison system with three branches like our federal government. Private system running finances and daily operations with government employees in key positions. There should be government and private auditors regularly doing inspections and submitting independent reports to monitor each prison on a monthly basis. Rotation of the auditors must be continuous and personal relationships among prison staff and auditors and management must be discouraged.
@938ZJRDConstitution3yrs3Y
Yes, but contracts should be based on recidivism, not occupancy quotas.
@8J9K26JConstitution5yrs5Y
Again prison is a bad idea
@MSelvigConstitution3yrs3Y
I would need to look at real numbers and recidivism rates for private prisons to make an educated decision on this issue.
@77JF5QJConstitution4yrs4Y
Yes, and they should be encouraged to execute more criminals
Yes, but prisons should be standardized and reformed according to available research on reforming prisoners.
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