Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

No this leads to corruption from officials investing or being bribed to keep sentencing everyone who commits a crime no matter how small, we need to bring back the death penalty for murderers and rapists and actually do it no sitting on death row for 5, 10, 20 and 50 years, theres no point in paying all that money to jail these people. waste of tax money.

Both government run and private prisons lead to forms of slavery and torture. Prisons should only exist for people who committed violent crimes, felonies or large-scale crime. They should be run by either the government or private companies but should be closely monitored by a 3rd party to ensure the prisoners' rights are not being violated.

Yes, but provide incentives to reduce recidivism, such as financial incentives for successful job placement once prisoners are released.

No, I don’t have much knowledge on the subject but based on what information is shown here it sounds to me like such prisons have too much incentive to fill themselves up — think about that one a while…

Yes. However, privately run incarceration systems should profit solely on rehabilitation and education rates and penalized on recidivism rates.

No as currently practiced, but if we can shift the contracts to reward reductions un recitivism I could support them.

Regardless, prisons should be for rehabilitation and corrections not punishment. the manor in which this is achieved is irrelevant, though i prefer private institutions not public.

I think maybe a mix of both types. Let us see which works best. Both systems should be strictly regulated to prevent mismanagement and corruption

I feel all prisons should be run by people who can help rehab all prisoners even those with a life sentence. I feel if they have a purpose when and if they get out there may be less of a chance they will reoffend. I also feel when they get out they should be given help to find housing and to get and keep a job. I also feel if they have a purpose there may be less violence in the prisons.

Prisons should be self sufficient. Prisoners should have to work for room and board.

I think the prisoners still have a right to their freedoms and protections and that if this did happen they should still be guarenteed full protection as a US citizen.

Yes privately owned prison camps.

Yes, and the government shouldn't exist

Yes, but only partially privatized. Kitchen, recreation, laundry, cleaning, and maintenance should be privatized, whereas security and wraparound services should be managed by the state

No. Don't incentivize the private sector to vote for laws that will imprison more people, and increase their income.

Yes, but only partially privatized. Kitchen, laundry, cleaning, maintenance should be privatized, whereas security, rehabilitation programs, and wrap-around services should be managed by the state

Wait, that's an actual thing??

no matter whos in control, corruption will prevail

No, the government is the one convicting them, so they should be responsible for it.

Whatever is most effective

They should have a choice whether they want to or not

They can if they want to

Yes but only maximum security jails

No, the government's one job is to enact the law, and they should not be outsourcing part of that duty to private business owners

already do

Prisons should be manage at the most local level possible, while maintaining a safe environment for inmates and security.

No, some private companies may make prison too easy for people who did terrible crimes.

No, as currently practiced but I could support it if funding was based on reduction of recidivism rather than number of inmates housed.

Yes, but under heavy scrutiny, and only the worst of the worst prisoners should go there.

Yes, but only if those private companies are set up as not-for-profit.

I’m fine with it the way it is

Yes, Privatise the entire justice system

No, private security companies should contract with private prisons, government is an infinite money supply

Yes, but the government should not pay them and should instead be run like a business

yes, but eliminate contractual occupancy quotas and allow the prisons to use them for a limited amount of labour in exchange for low pay for the prisoner.

No, public-private partnerships are literally Satan

Yes this will eliminate corruption, but there needs to be more rehibilitation services

Yes, but be required for federal intervention for misconduct and corruption

The government should not be involved in prisons.

Private Military Companies, Private Security Companies.

No, the government is responsible for enforcing laws and therefore should be responsible for all punishments as well.

maybe generally no, but it might be fine in some cases

No, the government has incarcerated them we have a duty to ensure they are provided rehabilitation and private prisons don’t always have a reform plan.
Thst being said, all prisons should have a mandatory training program where every inmate works 40 hours a week and has to obtain an education.

No, this could lead to many arguments that could lead into terrible trust and leadership.

No, prisons will sacrifice rehabilitation services for profit. Rehabilitation should be the main concern, especially for younger inmates.

It would encourage them to want to grow, and then want more inmates. So no.

Yes after extreme background checks

No answer. I don’t know.

Government shouldn’t tell businesses what to do

Federal prisons should fall under mlitary police jurisdiction. State prisons should be guarded by state police officers

No, and overhaul the criminal justice system to decrease recidivism and increase fast tracking and education programs for non violent offenders.

Yes and incentivize the companies to provide quality rehabilitation services while punishing those who break the law (ex. corruption)

Not my choice.

Yes, but eliminate contractual occupancy quotas and they should be strictly regulated to prevent mismanagement and corruption and should offer free rehabilitation services.

Well what would a child molester get vs a mother that killed a child molester?

If it works best then yes

There should be segregation via groups and types of imprisonments. We should work on turning criminals into better citizens and consider a group to be trained into military options ( if they comply, they can work via a ranking system to be released via the general population/ or via the military.)

No, they should be run by non-profits with the goal of rehabilitating prisoners.

No because they just want more people in the prisons

No, incarceration is a social responsibility that should be entrusted to the government

This should be left up to the private companies.

Espistein killed himself

Yes, but the results of the prisons -- focusing on recidivism rates -- should be prioritised over costs

No, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit. The profit these jails make create an incentive to send more people to jail. This leads to more people being wrongfully convicted and put away for petty crimes all for profit.

No, hire non profit organizations. eliminate contractual occupancy quotas, strictly regulate to prevent corruption, and

No, states should control their own prisons and use them to generate capital like private companies do.

Yes, as long as the human rights aren't stripped away.

Only if it decreases the defecit

Yes, but only partially privatized. Kitchen, laundry, cleaning, and maintenance should be privatized, whereas security, rehabilitation programs, and wrap-around services should be managed by the state

No, rehabilitation is what prisons should be for.

Such a decision should be decided at the county and municipal levels

Yes, but only partially privatized. Kitchen, laundry, maintenance should be privatized, whereas security, rehabilitation programs, and wrap-around services should be managed by the state

Yes, but only partially privatized. Kitchen, laundry, maintenance should be privatized, whereas security and programs to reintegrate into society should be managed by the state

Yes and No,private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit but eliminate contractual occupancy quotas and they should be strictly regulated to prevent mismanagement and corruption

Bring back the death penalty for murders, rapists, etc. Have the government run prisons for lower crime inmates.

Private prisons have no onus to want prisoners to leave. Ever. I see a huge conflict of interest here. And this hits home for me, I live 10 minutes from one.

No, we should abolish current prisons and return to biblical imprisonment policies

No, private prisons continue to make revenue with repeat offenders so rehabilitation is not an incentive.

No, stop letting the government interact with private corporations.

I do not have a preference for this question

No, privatizing prisons opens the door to corruption of public servants and encourages them to get convictions regardless of the guilt of those being prosecuted.

Yes, but not able to make money on inmate labor, and after everyone released who were convicted of victimless crimes.

I don’t care enough.

No, they just need to make their prisons better

Yes with over sight

Regardless, the prison system needs to be reformed

No, and eliminate private prisons

The military should run the prisons. Reduce the chances of corruption.

It should be up to the states, but would need more info, on case by case basis

i think they all shoild be ran by the state no private

No, it is the governments sole job to establish justice, not sell it.

no, rather the government should reform its prison systems for the rehabilitation of its prisoners

No, that what corrections is for

No, privatized prisons incentivizes increased imprisonment. However privatized police incentivizes higher standards

Yes, but regulate them and allow prisoners to select (within reason) which prison they will be going to in order to generate competition.

I need to be given more details.

No this creates incentives to fill the prisons. We need prison reform focus more on rehabilitation, job skills, life skills and coping skills.

The Government should privatise all of the Jails and prisons and there personel including correctional officers and staff.

should be up to the state