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Or private prisons that have minimum guaranteed occupancy rates with the State. What the hell.
by falk 13y ago
Or private prisons that have minimum guaranteed occupancy rates with the State. What the hell.
- JonnieCache 13y agoSource? Because that is insane.
- jdmt 13y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_for_cash_scandal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_for_cash_scandal
- falk 13y agoAsk and you shall receive. "Ohio's deal requires the state to maintain a 90% occupancy rate, but Janes said that provision remains in effect for 18 months — not 20 years — before it can be renegotiated. As part of the deal, Ohio pays the company a monthly fee, totaling $3.8 million per year." [1] Another big problem with private prisons and juvenile centers is that judges get greased to send kids to specific centers. [2] [1] http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-03-01/buying-prisons-require-high-occupancy/53402894/1 http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-03-01/... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_for_cash_scandal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_for_cash_scandal
- rdtsc 13y agoNot only that, They actively lobby Congress to keep up the War on Drugs. Their argument is pure economical -- "If you tone down the War on Drugs then we will lose profits". Nothing to hide there plain and simple. Or that case in PA when the local judge was funneling kids to the local prison/"treatment" center.
- clicks 13y agoA perverse and scary outlook they might possibly have: keep prison conditions in a way so that you continue to see high recidivism rates. Because if the prisoners keep coming back, that means you have easy repeat business. There is of course concrete evidence to the contrary, as experiments in Scandinavian countries show. Treat prisoners with respect, give them a dignified place of living so they can think about what they did, and you'll find that actually both improves their mental condition and makes them very well suited to rejoin society.
- reginaldjcooper 13y agoI would not be surprised in the least if they are A/B testing which prisoners return. The whole system of for-profit prisons is perverse.