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<blockquote data-quote="Gideon" data-source="post: 1594952" data-attributes="member: 7898"><p>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.</p><p></p><p>Private prisons are cheaper to operate due to the efficiency advantage of a business over a bureaucracy. That's where the profit comes from.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gideon, post: 1594952, member: 7898"] 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. [/QUOTE]
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