Quote (Goomshill @ May 22 2020 04:46am)
philosophically, whats the difference between
"A private prison operating under state regulations and auditing"
and
"A public prison built, maintained, and cleaned by private contractors, operated by the department of corrections, with food services, utilities and entertainment by private contractors"
The classical argument against privatization was the corrupt profit motive to lock people up in private prisons. But doesn't that still exist with private contractors in the public sector? I can think of some bridges and roads-to-nowhere around here that didn't need our tax dollars wasted on them. Are the politicians the safeguard standing inbetween? If private prisons industry lobbying was the corrupting force, wouldn't that still exist as long as they are contracting for public prisons anyway?
Outcomes. Private persons serve up worse outcomes than public ones which already have bad outcomes. Incentive for more prisoners alone is bad, and in both systems but its worse in private prisons. Everything that's bad in public, and there's a long list, is worse in the private sector.