Good Article On The PIC

[icenine]

http://projects.huffingtonpost.com/prisoners-of-profit

[bobabode]

Sickening, isn't it.

[CarlV]

Sadly, I could not expect anything different from for-profit corporations running our prisons.



Carl

[merrylander]

Oh but private industry is the holy of holys don't you know.

[piece-itpete]

It begs the question, why can't governments cut costs of it's own staff?

Pete

[icenine]

http://projects.huffingtonpost.com/p...rs-of-profit-2

part two

I would imagine for the most part a government employee who has a stake in society...good wages, union and penison...might be better than a guard who is probably being low-balled on benefits at the very least by the privately run prisons.

total speculation
but I bet I am right

[CarlV]

Florida’s permissive oversight has allowed Youth Services International to essentially game the system since entering the state more than a decade ago. Despite contractual requirements that the company report serious incidents at its facilities, YSI routinely fails to document problems, sanitizes those reports it does submit and pressures inmates to withhold evidence of mistreatment, according to interviews with 14 former YSI employees.

Nice.


Carl

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

It begs the question, why can't governments cut costs of it's own staff?

Pete

I can't speak for Ohio but if you look in the parking lot at any government building here you will not see any expensive large cars.