not defending the judges, or any one else, but how can a child's parents not know that they had a right to seek a lawyer. I think i learned that in 3rd grade.
not everyone has legal savvy, I blame the judge and prison builders solely.
not defending the judges, or any one else, but how can a child's parents not know that they had a right to seek a lawyer. I think i learned that in 3rd grade.
I'll blame for-profit prisons for it. The more you read the harder it gets to do anything but.
The prison-industrial complex is not some green party fairy tale, it's a real thing and it's disgusting.
What's next--for profit police and court systems?
I detest the CONCEPT of the private prison, because at upper levels there is a greater possibility of corruption, but in PRACTICE I am all for it.
Perhaps if the state altered the way their DOC facilities operated, they wouldn't have the budget shortfalls that force them to use private institutions.
We dont have to look any farther than our own Capitol building a decade ago to see this type of corruption in action. Kathy Keating, wife of former Gov. Frank Keating, was a huge proponent (and stockholder) of private prisons. As a result, we say several privates pop up here in Okla. We are still paying these companies to house out inmates when we could have paid for several new prisons by now. Makes a lot of sense, huh?
I detest the CONCEPT of the private prison, because at upper levels there is a greater possibility of corruption, but in PRACTICE I am all for it.
Private prisons are cheaper to operate due to the efficiency advantage of a business over a bureaucracy. That's where the profit comes from.
It costs the state about $55 a day to house an inmate, the average cost for private facilities is around $40-$45. Private prisons pay employees less (hence my crappy paycheck, I only make about 2/3 what state officers do), and don't have all the benefits of the state retirement system. Private prisons contract with the government to take on so many prisoners at a certain cost per inmate.
Perhaps if the state altered the way their DOC facilities operated, they wouldn't have the budget shortfalls that force them to use private institutions. Either way, I work at one of the safest med-security facilities in the state (for inmates and officers alike), and we are VERY good at what we do.
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