For Profit Prisons should be illegal

[Supercoolmayo]

Its pretty fukked up whena private proson owner complaning that were arent enough prisonees that the state gunarenteeed.

 

[Yapdatfool]

Its pretty fukked up whena private proson owner complaning that were arent enough prisonees that the state gunarenteeed.

Oh lord free market, please falsely arrest more black men for petty crimes and increase bail so they stay.

 

[North of Death]

According to the article, Obama rejected that recommendation on the week of 8/11/16. So I think he didn't do anything too "radical" for Clinton's sake. Basically, he did whatever he could do to not hinder her election chances and let her decide if she won (which we know she didn't).

Thats true but during his tenure he never even put the issue of ending the war on drugs on the table...this forum keeps jumping the gun simplifying issues like prison reform when the political actors like the President and Congress keep the wheels churning in motion to keep the foundation of the prison industrial complex which is the war on drugs intact....Point blank there is no end of private prisons as long as the "war" on drugs keeps getting greenlighted by both democrats and republicans...this subforum seems to ignore this issue.

 

[Prince.Skeletor]

 

[North of Death]

Deserves its own thread

 

[DEAD7]

They aren't adhering to the same standards and transparency.

They currently are not required to follow foia laws.

And unlike state and federal prisons they have the ability to lobby the government they are a sub contractor of.

If they made these changes would you still oppose them?

 

[Geek Nasty]

IMO ANY government sanctioned monopoly should be illegal. That includes utility companies, media, and health insurance without competitors in a market. If you become a monopoly, we should force you to split up.

The idea that our government thinks it's a good idea to pay private companies to buy assets We the People pay to build and maintain, then those companies turn around and charge us out the ass because "private industry is more efficient" is a joke.

I've been looking into green energy and we legit have our energy industrial complex fighting against it because it would hurt their bottom line. Shows that a profit motive can never replace the public service motive.