Originally posted by Wu-5Rings:
Originally posted by BobS:
Wish more lifers would kill themselves, saves the taxpayers money and makes the prison a safer place for the employees.
Then the private companies wouldnt make any money as they are profiting from this. Its a business, it really doesnt save any taxpayers anything if private companies are banking on the state to arrest. Its a profitable business. They do nothing to rehabilitate you. The prison system is to blame just as much as Aaron was to blame for murder.
"The Spoils of Mass Incarceration
The United States imprisons more people — both per capita and in absolute terms — than any other nation in the world, including Russia, China, and Iran."
"Leading private prison companies essentially admit that their business model depends on high rates of incarceration. For example, in a 2010 Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the largest private prison company, stated: "The demand for our facilities and services could be adversely affected by . . . leniency in conviction or parole standards and sentencing practices . . . ."
Wake up America!
https://www.aclu.org/banking-bondage-private-prisons-and-mass-incarceration
https://www.google.com/amp/www.rawstory.com/2016/07/us-spending-three-times-more-on-prisons-than-schools-federal-report/amp/
They are investing in these prisons over education.. What do you think will happen??
I personally think that so many people are in prison because our prison system is like a camp. In many cases you have a lot of privileges, TV, etc.
Other countries have much tougher prisons.
I wish our prisons were more horrible. Make them work and provide benefits for the taxpayers that are providing the money. Then, maybe, it might be more of a deterrent.
Just my $0.02.
