Should prisons be managed by for profit companies?

Running Head : Prison Privatization

Advantages and Disadvantages of Prison Privatization

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Prison Privatization

The need for a well-built , reliable incarceration service and program is truly of great social , state , federal , and national concern . As the sense of maintaining justice , peace , and amongst the communities and state-areas is of a national issue , it is only natural that the government and other public officiating bodies are tackling such social matters . However , at the event of prison

privatization , many discussions have spurred it as a sound and trusty alternative for various difficulties that public incarceration systems have been facing . As any arguable issue is compromised , advantages and disadvantages present themselves

Economic and Monetary Advantage - Real and Perceived

There are on-going arguments which discuss the true fiscal advantage of having a privatized prison system , specifically in terms of whether its contribution is significant or not . Those who support the push of such a privatized system argue that a noteworthy percentage of costs can be saved . In fact , advocate for privatization maintain that the private sector management and operation of prison can cut costs by as much as 20 (Carey , 1997 cited in Cheung , 2004 ,

. 1 . Other studies and research have been done to better prove the cost efficiency of such a system . Organization have made efforts to support this particular privatized advantage , finding a direct relation between sending and keeping inmates in a prison system run by the...