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.
@BCRPT5L3wks3W
Yes but; eliminate contractual occupancy quotas, strictly regulate to prevent mismanagement and corruption, and mandate minimum standards of occupant living quality. The government should also mostly consider the costs, if it costs less for the government then great, however if it costs more than no
@B57NYYH1yr1Y
No; more transparency and insight are needed to examine the, current, operation of private prisons in Australia, which must be completed before any further privatisation; private prison expansion, occurs. In this way, management protocols; safety, accountability, duty of care, and rehabilitation programs, within private prisons, can be assessed for compliance against the relevant standards/laws, and determine the overall cost efficiency profile, when compared to the public system.
@B3VMKY61yr1Y
Government should shoot prisoners or make them work hard labour, no benefits other than 2 meals a day and a pillow.
@9ZR2LN51yr1Y
No, and private business should be mostly abolished according to Falangist, Fascist and Corporatist doctrine
@9TQPHWX2yrs2Y
The repairs should eliminate by prevents as quality care and rehabilitation as said government feedback admins
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.
@99GYFMH3yrs3Y
No, private prisons should be seperate from the government
@92SCPP94yrs4Y
Yes, but there funding should be inversly proportional to the reoffending rate of prisoners
@92FH5DL4yrs4Y
Possibly depending on the situation
@9272HBJ4yrs4Y
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 Australia4yrs4Y
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 Democrat5yrs5Y
Only if the prisoner can choose his or her prison
@8TSMMHPLiberal Democrat5yrs5Y
What's the difference, it's government funded
some prisons should be run by the government,and some by private companies
@8SCT3YQIndependent5yrs5Y
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
@8RJV8JH5yrs5Y
Prisons that are designed for rehabilitation should not but ones designed for punishment should
@8P3WLFH5yrs5Y
No, there should be consistency between all prisons
@8D2H6GM6yrs6Y
Who runs the prisons currently?
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