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I heard a very interesting take on this topic on local radio. Basically, on average private prisons are no worse than public prisons as both make many of the sa

I heard a very interesting take on this topic on local radio. Basically, on average private prisons are no worse than public prisons as both make many of the same mistakes. The only difference is that public prisons are invulnerable to reform. https://wfhb.org/news/kite-line-september-6-2019-the-business-of-incarceration-a-conversation-with-craig-gilmore/ https://wfhb.org/news/kite-line-september-6-2019-the-busines...

einpoklum 7y ago
> The only difference is that public prisons are invulnerable to reform. None are invulnerable to legislative reform. However, _private_ ones are closer to it, since they're, well, private. > No worse If you mean they're both terrible, exploitative, have guard violence, don't provide reasonable facilities, don't provide opportunities for personal development and education, and underfunded - maybe you're right. (although frankly I doubt it.) Mass incarceration in general is a perverse US government sport / poor people population management/behavior shaping mechanism, anyway.