Private prisons are incarceration centers that are run by a for-profit company instead of a government agency. The companies that operate private prisons are paid a per-diem or monthly rate for each prisoner they keep in their facilities. In Canada there are currently no private prisons. Opponents of private prisons argue that incarceration is a social responsibility and that entrusting it to for-profit companies is inhumane. Proponents argue that prisons run by private companies are consistently more cost effective than those run by government agencies.
@9JZP7TY2mos2MO
only if it will help rehabilitate convicts and eliminate contractual occupancy quotas and must be strongly regulated
@92274HB2yrs2Y
Prisons shouldn’t exist
@8VTQ7Q23yrs3Y
only if they could provide a better quality of care and rehabilitation services, and were managed by the government and still had to report to them , as well as allow the public to have a greater knowladge of how its being ran
The carceral system needs to be abolished.
@8VCDPK33yrs3Y
No, We don't want paladin running our prisons.
@8VBHT5P3yrs3Y
Should not be monetized
@8V99PQM3yrs3Y
Yes, and require these companies to be employee-owned.
@8V7LPJX3yrs3Y
Only to support and subsidize the current manpower
@8V35KBX3yrs3Y
Yes to create more jobs
@8TX7JTCConservative3yrs3Y
If it is cheaper and more effective only
@8R4ZV6DLibertarian3yrs3Y
As long as the government isn’t involved
@8QSZTBG3yrs3Y
I don't really have an opinion on this
@8QB29MV3yrs3Y
No, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit AND eliminate contractual occupancy quotas.
@8P9CY8Q3yrs3Y
Prisons are usually an authoritarian tool, and should instead be replaced with more humane alternatives -- private or not.
@8P3F3JT3yrs3Y
Eliminate all prisons , abolish all non violent crimes, give violent criminals the death penalty or minimum terms in the military with no rank promotion and no pay until term is completed.
@8NYFJXS3yrs3Y
Yes, they should, but more importantly restitution should become a major part of all criminal law and punishment.
@8JZWBZQLibertarian4yrs4Y
Yes, it could be attempted as an experiment for a while alongside strict regulation
@9G28PF47mos7MO
No, the prisons we have today should have increased safety while hiring more psychologists to have each criminal work from prison to fund the prison so that this can also help them be ready for the public world once they are approved to become part of the public once again.
@9FM9QN97mos7MO
No, prisons should be managed and carried out by the government to avoid disorganization and implement order.
@9F5KMPV8mos8MO
Prisoners should be federally run. Feed prisoners healthy food, let them get exercise and access to mental health services and health care. Prisoners shouldn't be an industry to make money off of but help bring bad people back into society as good people. Of course some people cannot be changed and should just stay in prison forever.
@9D536B29mos9MO
No, the prison system should be nationalized
@9C656B311mos11MO
I have yet to see or know a private ran prison. so no opinion.
@99Q8Z7H1yr1Y
If they have the correct requirements and follow legal proceedure
@98N7V851yr1Y
no, because there could be bribing from Ritch prisoners
@987JCN71yr1Y
Yes, but only for minimum security and short sentence offenders.
@92RTRZZ2yrs2Y
Yes, but eliminate quotas; strictly regulate them to prevent corruption and mismanagement; and prioritize rehabilitation.
@926W98J2yrs2Y
Yes, but eliminate contractual occupancy quotas, as well as implement strict oversight
No, as this could lead to the incentivizing of corrupt government officials to increase laws and mandatory minimum sentences to keep convicted felons behind bars for longer
@8VK8NLL3yrs3Y
Absolutely not. Rehabilitation should be the goal and that goal is simply unattainable if prisons are run by people who's primary interest is profit.
@8VJXJ2SConservative3yrs3Y
Both. Privately owned but heavily regulated by the government
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@8VGRB7M3yrs3Y
Prisons should be used only for temporary holding of accused. Restitution to victims is required.
@8VGFPVG3yrs3Y
Only if there are measurable benefits in cost or performance. Prison labour could be used to compete with Chinese cheap labour.
@8S93BC53yrs3Y
No, prisons and rehabilitation services should not be privatized
@8RDST2J3yrs3Y
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@96BHBSG2yrs2Y
Absolutely not! This is how we create an unfair and unjust systemic incarceration epidemic like we see in the united states.
I am neutral on the matter.
@99Q8ZJS1yr1Y
only for maximum prisions
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@8VJ8ZRD3yrs3Y
No the federal government should run all jails and keep all jails with the same throughout Canada
@8T55ZT53yrs3Y
Not for profits could run them.
@kuyugomodiLiberal4yrs4Y
This can go really bad, I don't like the idea one bit
@8GPGQX84yrs4Y
Allow both private and government run to see who does the best job.
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