It appears there's recent decision to go this direction for this specific prison/company but keep in mind this is probably not a sign of a sea change: "Recentl

It appears there's recent decision to go this direction for this specific prison/company but keep in mind this is probably not a sign of a sea change: "Recently, board chairwoman Robin Sandy said she opposed the idea because she didn't want to grow state government." If she's being quoted correctly, that means the chair of the state prison board has a rather, shall we say, flat idea of good policy, and would still put prisoner safety (and therefore several important constitutional principles), recidivism, respect for law and order, and possibly even cost effectiveness all below the idea that the state shouldn't do any more things itself instead of paying private parties to fulfill its obligations poorly.