The United States incarcerates more people than any other developed country which means that overcrowding in our prisons has become a major taxpayer concern. To seemingly ease this burden private prisons have been created which run outside of state control, and are supposed to save money. The real question becomes, are these private prisons really being used to deter or rehabilitate inmates, or: do the private prisons and the state exploit incarceration for profit? Private prisons are not the answer to reducing crime. If anything they reveal startling issues with the US criminal justice system. Image: Screenshot/Youtube As explored in the video above there are some key facts that point to a growing problem with for-profit prisons such as: States sign guarantee agreements with private prisons to fill a certain number of beds in the prison as quota.
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