well, I can tell you that "private prisons" are not the only cause for this push. it's also that the other victims of the homeless don't particularly care for

well, I can tell you that "private prisons" are not the only cause for this push. it's also that the other victims of the homeless don't particularly care for the needles, petty-thefts, fires, trash, vandalism, muggings, squatting, drugs, and rampant crime that goes hand-in-hand with the homeless encampments. sorry, i lost all sympathy out of personal experience with the 90 - 99% bad apples. i don't dispute that private prisons might also see it in their best interests to push for this, but that's not the only reason. there's a hypothetical ideal, and there's probably plenty of real examples of sober, blameless, victimized houseless folks that just need help. but then there's the stark reality that 90-99% of the time is really not pretty. Best thing, for the bad apples included, is to sober up in lockdown, not release back on the street.