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Yes. Prisons are overcrowded, criminals are released earlier or not put in prison at all, and judges punish lower because prisons are too full.

• triceratops 2mo ago
  And private prisons don't get overcrowded?
  • moi2388 2mo ago
    Since private prisons make a profit instead of costing millions, you can actually build more of them. With the added benefit of not costing the taxpayer as much.
    • triceratops 2mo ago
      Who do you think pays for private prisons? Where's the profit coming from?
    • smackeyacky 2mo ago
      Who is the customer in this business model. Does that change the way you might think about prisons that must make a profit? You might argue that it drives efficiency but what does efficiency mean in the context of a prison? Cheaper food for the inmates? Less pay for the guards?