Yep, the people that run the prisons shouldn't make a profit. ** -- Charleston Cav 01/26/2021 3:12PM
Good for him! And us. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 01/26/2021 2:01PM
Not sure I see this as a good approach... -- Slider 01/26/2021 1:42PM
Look at it this way: Fewer prison beds = MOAR released (D) voters!!! ** -- ResistHoo 01/26/2021 2:24PM
Thanks for the suggestion but I don't think I'll look at it that way. ** -- Slider 01/26/2021 3:02PM
Deep state in full effect ** -- HoodatB 01/26/2021 2:54PM
What Seattle said. Your point is valid, but weighed against -- Shenhoo 01/26/2021 2:04PM
Nothing in the justice system should be run for-profit. The incentive in a -- Seattle .Hoo 01/26/2021 2:00PM
So you're no longer for Medicaid for All, but rather Govco healthcare? -- Hoodafan 01/26/2021 2:29PM
I don't understand your argument. Prisons and healthcare are two different -- Seattle .Hoo 01/26/2021 2:36PM
The "should not have a profit incentive" argument has been used for both -- Hoodafan 01/26/2021 2:49PM
What an airy and uninteresting observation. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 01/26/2021 2:58PM
Then maybe don't play that simplistic and unsupported argument? ** -- Hoodafan 01/26/2021 3:04PM
If you're going to make my arguments for me there's no need to continue -- Seattle .Hoo 01/26/2021 3:06PM
"Nothing in the justice system should be run for-profit." ** -- Hoodafan 01/26/2021 3:10PM
I'm not sure you need to be that simplistic, but the net effect is the same -- CMUHoo 01/26/2021 4:24PM
Correct. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 01/26/2021 3:13PM
I agree that reducing the prison population is the right approach... -- Slider 01/26/2021 2:06PM
If private prisons are removed from service, I suspect -- TomGlansAski 01/26/2021 2:13PM
Yes we'll have to pay with tax money and we'll have to engage in criminal -- Seattle .Hoo 01/26/2021 2:12PM
I approve. Private prison incentives are not aligned -- HoosQ 01/26/2021 1:34PM
When did outsourcing become a bad thing? I get this is a nice simplistic -- Hoodafan 01/26/2021 1:32PM
Private outsourcing Musk = great & hero but prisons = bad, evil profit. ** -- ResistHoo 01/26/2021 2:28PM
Thank goodness we didn't have to have a profit incentive to get vaccines. ** -- Hoodafan 01/26/2021 2:32PM
That's different. ** -- ResistHoo 01/26/2021 2:38PM
I agree outsourcing is not necessarily a bad thing -- BocaHoo91 01/26/2021 1:59PM
I get that, but do the prisons themselves have any control over how many -- Hoodafan 01/26/2021 2:20PM
Hopefully none at all, but who determines -- BocaHoo91 01/26/2021 3:36PM
Yeah, I can see that implication, but there is no Fed parole, and "good -- Hoodafan 01/26/2021 3:41PM
There are reports of prison staff acting to keep prisoners locked up for -- NJHoo 01/26/2021 3:30PM
You forgot the link. But again I have to wonder how the prisons themselves -- Hoodafan 01/26/2021 3:36PM
Sorry. Here's the link -- NJHoo 01/26/2021 4:22PM
BTW that's obviously all about state prisons, which a) aren't affected by -- Hoodafan 01/26/2021 5:28PM
Prisons' control of the revenue side is via lack-luster, low-cost -- HoosQ 01/26/2021 2:34PM
Not to mention lobbying for harsher sentencing -- Hoobedoobedoo 01/26/2021 3:30PM
On some level, yes, prisons do not make people -- Hoojack 01/26/2021 2:31PM
I'll take your word for it, and can't argue against it, but do we actually -- Hoodafan 01/26/2021 2:36PM
This article says as much as 20% higher -- Hoojack 01/26/2021 2:46PM
It's funny, after posting that I did some very quick research on the topic -- Hoodafan 01/26/2021 2:56PM
I skipped those because they didn’t support my argument:) -- Hoojack 01/26/2021 3:07PM
As I quickly ended my scanning of yours when it didn't fit mine. :-) -- Hoodafan 01/26/2021 3:15PM
Exactly ** -- HoosQ 01/26/2021 2:47PM
If your assumptions can be met I agree. Currently that is rarely -- HoosQ 01/26/2021 1:39PM
I'm for law and order, but income and punishment should not mix. ** -- Blah 01/26/2021 1:27PM