You have to wonder, how much will be paid for the purchase of an individual prison vs how much is the 20 year contract going to cost? Obviously the only way to make a profit from that is by collecting more over the 20 years than you pay up front. Isn't that adding to the long term debt for the state? And the taxpayers get screwed again. -- Brian
On Feb 16, 2012, at 1:08 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/14/private-prisons-buying-state-prisons_n_1272143.html?page=1> > > "Corrections Corporation of America, the nation's largest operator of > for-profit prisons, has sent letters recently to 48 states offering to buy up > their prisons as a remedy for "challenging corrections budgets." In exchange, > the company is asking for a 20-year management contract, plus an assurance > that the prison would remain at least 90 percent full..." > > Hysterical fearmongering of the reich-wing notwithstanding, crime rates have > been on a steady decline: > > <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Violent_Crime_Rates_in_the_United_States.svg> > > The only way to assure that the prisons remain 90% full is to create new > crimes, or send more people to prison for existing crimes that now get > probation or other sentences. > > This is kind of the essence of Free Market sociopathy that characterizes > modern conservatism. Ayn would love this. Better prepare for prison terms for > jaywalking and inadequately funding your first amendment rights, folks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
