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 2.6k Melbourne Ports voters.
20% Yes |
80% No |
15% Yes |
75% No |
5% Yes, but they should be strictly regulated to prevent mismanagement and corruption |
4% No, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit |
0% Yes, but eliminate contractual occupancy quotas |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 2.6k Melbourne Ports voters.
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Unique answers from Melbourne Ports voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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The repairs should eliminate by prevents as quality care and rehabilitation as said government feedback admins
@8TSMMHP3yrs3Y
What's the difference, it's government funded
@9D22T5T1yr1Y
It does matter whether there are privet services or not
@9CKHXCB1yr1Y
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.
@99GYFMH2yrs2Y
No, private prisons should be seperate from the government
@92SCPP93yrs3Y
Yes, but there funding should be inversly proportional to the reoffending rate of prisoners
@92FH5DL3yrs3Y
Possibly depending on the situation
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