Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

Yes, and lock up more drug and sex traffickers.

If profit is the main goal, how might companies running prisons handle the well-being and rehabilitation of prisoners?

Do you believe private companies should have the power to influence sentencing and prison policies given their financial interests?

How might the experience of a loved one being in a privately run prison differ from one run by the government?

What do you think about the ethical implications of making money from the incarceration of humans?

In what ways could the involvement of private companies in the prison system affect small communities and local economies?

Can you envision a scenario where the goals of private prison companies align with the public's interest in reducing crime?

How would you react if it was proven that private prisons were more cost-effective but had higher rates of inmate abuse?

Should the quality of life and access to rehabilitation programs differ depending on whether a prison is publicly or privately run?

Could the existence of private prisons create any societal pressure to maintain or increase the number of incarcerated individuals?

What alternatives to prison could be considered for non-violent offenders, given the debate over private and public prison management?

Yes, but they should be independently and publicly monitored to prevent mismanagement and corruption.

Yes, but they should be non-profits

No, prisons should be entirely revamped to a better system and then handled by the state or federal government.

Yes, but prisons should be standardized and reformed according to available research on reforming prisoners.

No, absolutely not.

No; prisons should be entirely revamped to a better system and then handled by the state or federal government.

No, and prisons should be entirely revamped to a better system and handled by the state or federal government. Instead, fine non-violent criminals or make non-violent criminals do community service, and provide education and skill building services, and rehabilitation programs for prisoners.

No, and prisons should be entirely revamped into a better system, either handled by the state or federal government. Instead, fine non-violent offenders or make them do community service, and provide education and rehabilitation programs for prisoners.

No, and prisons should be entirely revamped into a better system, either handled by local government units or the national government. Instead, fine non-violent offenders or make them do community service, and provide education and rehabilitation programs for prisoners.

No, State prisons should be run and funded by the State and state taxes.

if it will help cut funding

No, abolish private prisons and incorporate rehabilitation services in their place

Yes, but the government should still highly regulate the comapnies running the prisons.

No, private companies should not be profiting off the imprisonment of citizens. They will ultimately sacrifice quality of care for profit and disregard prisoners' rehabilitation.

No, private prisons are unethical.

I need to be given more details.

depending on the certain types of prison and the way the prisoners get treated depending on what they did

Yes, but regulate them and allow prisoners to select (within reason) which prison they will be going to in order to generate competition.

i think they are still human and deserve they same basic rights so in some situations yes but in some no

No and eliminate quotas and be strictly regulated.

No but private companies should be allowed to partner with local prisons to provide training and opportunities after convicts release.

The current prison system as it is should be abolished and replaced with laws and insititutions that actually help criminals turn their life around, rather then perpetuating the prison slave-labor system.

Yes, but such companies should be required to adhere to strict guidelines and rehabilitation quotas to encourage reintegration and discourage the criminal justice system from imprisoning people for profit.

Yes, and they should be encouraged to execute more criminals

No, this is not the area for private businesses. Too much opportunity for abuse and greed.

No, private prisons will emphasize profit and contractual occupancy quotas over and above rehabilitation

No, private prisons should not exist

No, that what corrections is for

No, private prisons emphasize profit and contractual occupancy quotas over and above rehabilitation

No, incarceration is a social responsibility and using private, for-profit prisons is negligent

No, reform the government-run prison system instead to put primary emphasis on rehabilitation services, as incarceration is a social responsibility

No, incarceration is a social responsibility and usage of for-profit prison care is negligent

No, incarceration is a social responsibility and usage of private, for-profit prisons is negligent

No, incarceration is a social responsibility and use of private, for-profit prisons is negligent

No, incarceration is a social responsibility and entrusting quality of care and rehabilitation services to for-profit prisons is irresponsible and negligent

No, incarceration is a social responsibility that should not be entrusted to for-profit companies, who will disregard any rehabilitation services

No, incarceration is a social responsibility and the entire prison system needs thorough rehabilitation due to mismanagement, corruption and inhumane treatment of the prisoners who are non-violent

No, incarceration is a social responsibility and the entire prison system needs thorough rehabilitation due to mismanagement, corruption and inhumane treatment of the non-violent segment of prisoners

No, incarceration is a social responsibility and should not be entrusted to for-profit companies

If they can run at the same standard or better than the government, then yes. Also provide a nation wide standard for running the prisons and do inspections.

No this creates incentives to fill the prisons. We need prison reform focus more on rehabilitation, job skills, life skills and coping skills.

Yes, but make sure they can be funded enough to provide rehabilitation

No, privatization will lead to longer sentences and corruption.

should be up to the state

no, and abolish prisons

No, privatized prisons incentivizes increased imprisonment. However privatized police incentivizes higher standards

It should be left to the discretion of each individual prison system.

No, and abolish private prsions

No, prisons should be run by a counsel of religious scholars

No. If the government sentences someone to prison, why should their punishment be dealt by someone other than the government.

No, privatization of prisons should be illegal

I would need to look at real numbers and recidivism rates for private prisons to make an educated decision on this issue.

No, and prisons should be entirely revamped to a better system handled by the state or federal government. Instead, fine non-violent offenders or make them do community service, and provide education and skill-building services, and rehabilitation programs for prisoners.

Yes, but they should have rehabilitation quotas and not occupancy quotas.