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.
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Response rates from 165k Australia voters.
22% Yes |
78% No |
15% Yes |
74% No |
6% Yes, but they should be strictly regulated to prevent mismanagement and corruption |
5% No, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit |
0% Yes, but eliminate contractual occupancy quotas |
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Unique answers from Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9ZR2LN52mos2MO
No, and private business should be mostly abolished according to Falangist, Fascist and Corporatist doctrine
@9TQPHWX4mos4MO
The repairs should eliminate by prevents as quality care and rehabilitation as said government feedback admins
@92FH5DL3yrs3Y
Possibly depending on the situation
@9272HBJ3yrs3Y
No, private prisons incentivise jailing citizens
@924QJLN3yrs3Y
Yes, but only if they have been successful overseas (excluding 2nd and 3rd world countries)
@8ZN2MM93yrs3Y
No, private prisons create perverse incentives for their operators to increase the prison population through lobbying.
@8YXSKP23yrs3Y
NO, I used to work for GEO at Arthur Gorrie CC, horrendous business practice, multiple lawsuits, coverups, workplace bullying, discrimination, corruption.
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