Privatizing Prisons

Some people are concerned that "prisons for profit" are ethically inappropriate. They may believe that a firm with a financial motive should not be put in control of prisoners. However, it stands to reason that an inmate who has been has been imprisoned does not care who pays the guards, and privatization of prisons does not relieve government officials of their obligation to ensure proper treatment. Therefore, if prisons can be built and maintained less expensively in the private sector, they should be. There is no insurmo

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