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This has very little to do with capitalism or private prisons. As the description of the kickbacks ("commissions") explains, the government is specifically maki
by orangecat 10y ago
This has very little to do with capitalism or private prisons. As the description of the kickbacks ("commissions") explains, the government is specifically making the decision to abuse prisoners and their families, and then contracting out the implementation to a third party.
- wfo 10y agoOr rather passing along all responsibilities to the private sector, and when something bad happens, throwing up their hands and saying "sorry, doing the right thing just isn't economically feasible, we all have to make cuts, that's just the free market".