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Matariki

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21. There are some things that should NOT be run for profit

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2014, 03:44 PM

Jan 2014

Prisons foremost. The obvious problem is that it's profitable to keep prisons full which does not serve society at all.

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This needs to happen EVERYWHERE: Idaho to take over privately-run state prison [View all] cali Jan 2014 OP

Private prisons = human merchandise Blue Owl Jan 2014 #1

K & R !!! WillyT Jan 2014 #2

Kentucky shut down the last of its for-proft prisons just recently. factsarenotfair Jan 2014 #3

Excellent to hear! Didn't know that. cali Jan 2014 #5

I'm with you! Private prisons should be illegal EVERYWHERE! If you're making a PROFIT off a prison loudsue Jan 2014 #11

And all you get is...more prisoners truebluegreen Jan 2014 #22

Damned Straight... elzenmahn Jan 2014 #24

Good for them! Wounded Bear Jan 2014 #6

K & R...for...well, just for..... Wounded Bear Jan 2014 #4

Amazing that it's happening in Idaho. Cleita Jan 2014 #7

$29M/yr for 2,000 beds? The Blue Flower Jan 2014 #8

$14,500 per prisoner per year is pretty standard, maybe even a little low-- truebluegreen Jan 2014 #20

But does that $14.5K INCLUDE labor costs, facility maintenance rocktivity Jan 2014 #39

Yes. It is usually framed as "costing X to house a prisoner for a year" truebluegreen Jan 2014 #40

DING DING DING! Truebluegreen, you're our grand prize winner! rocktivity Jan 2014 #42

Of course, prisoners are commodities, truebluegreen Jan 2014 #43

This malaise Jan 2014 #9

The private prison model is failing. MADem Jan 2014 #10

Buying politicians is a highly profitable investment: Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #13

True, that. The thing is, there's now a stink associated with those things, which is a good start. MADem Jan 2014 #38

There should be no such thing as private prisons. nt bemildred Jan 2014 #12

The BOD & CEO of CCA deserves to rot in their own prisons thelordofhell Jan 2014 #14

I fully agree, as I have said before: gopiscrap Jan 2014 #15

Defense too jmowreader Jan 2014 #35

Yup you're right gopiscrap Jan 2014 #41

Sounds like they are being pushed into it against their will and "principles", truebluegreen Jan 2014 #16

yep- but that's part of what makes me so hopeful about this cali Jan 2014 #18

Maybe they think nilesobek Jan 2014 #17

that just sounds logical to me. I'm still glad of it. cali Jan 2014 #25

HUGE K&R redqueen Jan 2014 #19

There are some things that should NOT be run for profit Matariki Jan 2014 #21

Private prison presents perverse... err... incentives. Ed Suspicious Jan 2014 #23

so does for profit health care reddread Jan 2014 #28

Couldn't agree more. Outcome based compensation Ed Suspicious Jan 2014 #29

Profiting from Misery Scalded Nun Jan 2014 #26

May this spread like a flu! Squinch Jan 2014 #27

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch.....nt Enthusiast Jan 2014 #30

Can we hope that this signals an end to the rush to privatize everything liberal N proud Jan 2014 #31

But, but, but rich people won't get richer that way!!!! nt valerief Jan 2014 #32

k and r..thanks for posting. Stuart G Jan 2014 #33

"Taxpayers currently pay CCA $29 million per year" rocktivity Jan 2014 #34

Let's hope Jan Brewer does the same (don't hold your breath) panader0 Jan 2014 #36

+FOREVER!!! Moostache Jan 2014 #37

This was a long time coming IDemo Jan 2014 #44

Republicans won't like prisons so much if they are run ... gulliver Jan 2014 #45

To quote Kanye West: DemocraticWing Jan 2014 #46

This is an entire industry that needs to shut down Jack Rabbit Jan 2014 #47