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…
Read more22% Yes |
78% No |
13% Yes |
69% No |
8% Yes, but they should be strictly regulated to prevent mismanagement and corruption |
9% No, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit |
2% Yes, but eliminate contractual occupancy quotas |
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@8D7X8VB4yrs4Y
No, private companies want to grow and they grow with more inmates. A viscous cycle that private companies will take advantage of for their gain ... not what is morally right.
@8TFN6B63yrs3Y
Yes and switch to a tent city prison system
@8MNR3M54yrs4Y
No, private companies can easily lead to corrupt leadership
@8JCJLFZ4yrs4Y
Regardless, funding should be given based on how well prisons rehabilitate convicts.
@8WVRC5K3yrs3Y
No and switch to a tent city prison system
@7PTCG381yr1Y
No, private prisons will emphasize contractual occupancy quotas and profit over all other factors
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