Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?
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 2018 18.4% of prisoners in Australia were held in private prisons. 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.
It does matter whether there are privet services or not
Don’t supervise prisons lock the door shovel food in and leave them to their own devises it’s meant to be a deterrent after all.
@99GYFMH1yr1Y
No, private prisons should be seperate from the government
@92SCPP92yrs2Y
Yes, but there funding should be inversly proportional to the reoffending rate of prisoners
@92FH5DL2yrs2Y
Possibly depending on the situation
@9272HBJ2yrs2Y
No, private prisons incentivise jailing citizens
Yes, but only if they have been successful overseas (excluding 2nd and 3rd world countries)
No, private prisons create perverse incentives for their operators to increase the prison population through lobbying.
@8YXSKP2United Australia2yrs2Y
NO, I used to work for GEO at Arthur Gorrie CC, horrendous business practice, multiple lawsuits, coverups, workplace bullying, discrimination, corruption.
it wouldn't really change lol
@8W5DZDJLiberal Democrat2yrs2Y
Only if the prisoner can choose his or her prison
@8TSMMHPLiberal Democrat3yrs3Y
What's the difference, it's government funded
some prisons should be run by the government,and some by private companies
@8SCT3YQIndependent3yrs3Y
I believe under strict federal supervision and monitoring this is acceptable and in some instances it will help cut budgets and use the fellow Australian people assist run the criminal system
@8RJV8JH3yrs3Y
Prisons that are designed for rehabilitation should not but ones designed for punishment should
@8P3WLFH3yrs3Y
No, there should be consistency between all prisons
@8D2H6GM4yrs4Y
Who runs the prisons currently?
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