Not just prison but the mental health system. Heck even the health system. A large proportion of people in prison are there because of mental issues and there

Not just prison but the mental health system. Heck even the health system. A large proportion of people in prison are there because of mental issues and there was nowhere else to put them since nobody can navigate that mess and there is little to no funding for it. Particularly since (public) mental health institutionalization was deemed to infringe on “freedom” (and also not profitable) the only options today are prison or running around the streets until inevitably they do something that warrants imprisonment. There are some things that markets can invigorate through innovation. But public health and safety certainly isn’t one of those things.