Private prisons profit from recidivism (rather than rehabilitation) just as psychiatric "hospitals" do. Though at least in a private prison, you know how long

Private prisons profit from recidivism (rather than rehabilitation) just as psychiatric "hospitals" do. Though at least in a private prison, you know how long your sentence is, it is an objective measure. When imprisoned in a mental asylum, you don't know how long you will be in there for, because your release is dependent on the subjective whim of those who stand to profit from the continued occupancy. There are no objective tests to determine whether or not a person is mentally ill, and this further exacerbates the existing conflict of interest.