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 government agencies.
No, ALL prisons should be abolished.
No. The prisons shouldn’t be privatized in any way. Rehabilitation shouldn’t be a business.
No, the government shouldn't run prisons at all.
only if there is reasoning
@9MDFD383mos
No they shouldn´t because private prisons today are required to have a certain amount of inmates and the more inmates the more money. So they purposely keep people in prison for minor things they do.
It should be up to the states, but would need more info, on case by case basis
@9M7FD2L3mos
No, private prisons mean private companies will profit from crime
@alednickyGreen3mos
No, and they should let contracts with private companies expire.
Yes, only short-term. Private short-term with heavy gov oversight, to experiment with and implement better systems. And once good systems are found, let the company profit for 10yrs or so (more? less? dunno) before forcing them to hand it over to the government. Or at the very least we can't afford not to use private currently, but hopefully long-term that can be phased out.
i think they all shoild be ran by the state no private
If it helps prisons than yes
There should be audits by an external company or organization
Private is good, "government hired" is not private.
Not enough knowledge to have an opinion.
Yes, if it has a proven public benefit
Private companies shouldn't recieve federal funding
Yes, but they require regulations that include care and rehabilitation, not quotas.
Government shouldn't hire anything, allow private prisons to operate without aid of government.
Private companies in charge of running detention or correctional facilities are only in it for the money they receive for each prisoner/inmate. Employees are often overworked and understaffed, making it an unsafe environment, not only for the staff but for the inmates as well. From my experience working in a privatized prison and federal prison, the federal system is structured, and set guidelines are in place. However, the issue of overcrowding remains in either system.
I don’t know much about this topic and therefore do not have enough information to have an educated opinion
Emphatic NO! Profiting from social ills creates no incentive to improve the underlying causes that encourage criminal behavior. (Poverty, poor education, etc.)
I don’t know enough about this to form a fully educated opinion.
Yes but profits should be capped at a specific percentage along with salaries.
Yes, and make all prisons privately owned
No, because it’s a governmental prison, so it’s not a private company’ issue.
No, because it is effectively a government-funded monopoly.
which ever position costs you least
I feel that I do not know enough about this topic to contribute an answer.
No, prisons should not be privatized
No. No private entity should ever imprison another person; only the state has that authority.
Yes, but they should be held to higher standards. There should be rehabilitation for every prisoner.
No, but the government should mandate a "working prison" by which all prisons must perform a service (work, education, etc.) in order to earn prison amenities.
@Beth-SimsGreen3mos
No, private prisons incentivize keeping people in jail and recidivism rather than rehabilitation.
Yes, but restructure the incentives to reward recidivism and job placement.
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No, inmates suffer for the sake of profit.
Prisons should be self sufficient. Prisoners should have to work for room and board.
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.
Not enough knowledge on the issue to vote
No, Private prisons incentivize imprisoning people for profit.
Not enough knowledge of the pros and cons of each, but I can see how private companies could be easily mismanaged and/or corrupted.
No, because privatization could result in prisoners being concentrated in select communities or states against the will of the local population based on a company's business preference.
I do not really know much about this
We must not make creating more prisoners a profit incentive.
No, it is the governments sole job to establish justice, not sell it.
No, but there needs to be prison reforms.
No, privately owned prisons have inmates who work for pennies on the dollar to make profit for prison owners. The prison industrial complex is modern day slavery.
No, but the prison system needs to be revamped. Instead of just being punished, inmates need to be educated and rehabilitated.
we need government prisons but they need to be in drastically better shape
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