09-04-2015, 06:15 PM
(09-04-2015, 06:00 PM)JustWinBaby Wrote: It saves the govt money if done correctly, and by that I mean not outsourcing all your jails but some number of beds you know will be filled, which makes govt-run jails more of an overflow to handle variances in the numbers of incarcerated individuals at any time. Or it would probably be even better to outsource the overflow as private prisons not employing unionized govt workers with pensions have lower labor costs and can adjust many of their costs more easily.
The problem is when you want to set this up and a new prison needs to be BUILT, not you have huge CapEx that has to be billed....a rate that is lower on a per-head basis the more beds you fill, and also what might lead to closing of an older govt-run jail.
I'm fine with all of that, until the point where people are being incarcerated unjustly to meet a quota.
