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That's not the point. The margins could be low. But it would still have two effects: * Prisoners would be treated better * Whatever small profits could be pum
by verbify 10y ago
That's not the point. The margins could be low. But it would still have two effects:
* Prisoners would be treated better
* Whatever small profits could be pumped into rehabilitation
Currently for-profit prisons have perverse incentives, like claiming prisoners have behaved badly and therefore extending their sentences.
- danieltillett 10y agoThe problem is the perverse incentives, not who manages the prisons. Non-profit prisons can be just as badly run as for profit prisons. We need to change what we pay for - no more paying for each prisoner locked up, lets pay for each prisoner that avoids reoffending. We want people that come out of prison to not go around committing more crimes. For profit might help here in that they may try innovative approaches that achieve this aim - we just have to give them the right incentives.