“Private prisons are a moral abomination”
Agree
- Profit motive increases incarceration rates
- Creates lobbying for harsher laws
- Cut costs harm prisoner welfare
- Treats humans as commodities
- Incentivizes keeping beds filled
Disagree
- Can be more efficient than government
- Contracts include oversight requirements
- Reduces burden on taxpayers
- Competition drives innovation
- Government prisons have issues too
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