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[–] 31337@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

My biggest worry about private prisons is that it incentives making more things illegal, longer sentences, disregard for recidivism rates, etc. There have already been cases of judges taking kickbacks from private detention facilities to hand out longer sentences. I guess this is a case of private companies corrupting government though. Government contracting stuff out to private companies is probably the worst of both worlds.

[–] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

You don't need private prisons for that. 90% of prisons are government run, and police unions have been lobbying for decades to keep shit illegal.

[–] rchive@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

That is a completely legitimate concern. It's important to note that even if prisons are publicly run, there's still a bunch of private actors in the prison system in the form of the people who work in it. Prison worker unions and police unions lobby for more laws already to protect their jobs. Private prisons might make that aspect worse, but it's not like it's perfect now.