Prison Industrial Complex
The Prison Industrial Complex in America
The main goal of private prisons is to make profit disregarding the necessities of the inmates. Privatization provides bad health services to the inmates, lack of opportunities to get an education, undertrained staff, insecurity, and a high recidivism rate. The United States has the largest incarceration rate in the entire world, and this is due to the prison-industrial complex (PIC). The more defendants are sent to private prison, the more profit they and other businesses make. This is a political influence where the private prison, and certain businesses such as: Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and Wackenhut Securities (GEO) benefited from it.
Private prisons' main concern is profit. In …show more content…
The general main idea of incarceration is to give them a second chance to become productive members of society. Offering an education to those who are eligible for it, gives them positive energy to better themselves. Based on Siegel's research, "Nationally, among the 1,406 public facilities surveyed, 1,215 (86.4%) offered secondary education, while among 415 private facilities surveyed, only 184 (44.3%) did so" (10). This survey is based on the GED program. It shows that private prisons do not offer the GED as much as the public prisons. To be able to satisfy the high importance needs of the inmate, education should be a …show more content…
This causes many problems in different areas of the management system such as: food, sanitation, and security. According to Schultz, "An inmate survey published in 2008 stated that inmates at private facilities reported poorer sanitation conditions and food services than inmates at public facilities" (15). Critics describe the food quality and human living conditions very poorly compared to public prisons. It is fair to expect a different life in prison, but at least inmates should be able to live in healthy and appropriate conditions.
Inmates are more likely to feel unsecure in private prisons. Critics are extremely concern about the security of the inmates. According to the National Council of Crime & Delinquency (NCCD):
Individual studies have found that, compared to publicly managed prisons, private prisons experience a higher proportion of inmate on-inmate assaults; greater likelihood of inmate misconduct, drug abuse, and escapes; lower or unmet standards of care; and “systemic problems in maintaining secure facilities."
The main goal of private prisons is to make profit disregarding the necessities of the inmates. Privatization provides bad health services to the inmates, lack of opportunities to get an education, undertrained staff, insecurity, and a high recidivism rate. The United States has the largest incarceration rate in the entire world, and this is due to the prison-industrial complex (PIC). The more defendants are sent to private prison, the more profit they and other businesses make. This is a political influence where the private prison, and certain businesses such as: Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and Wackenhut Securities (GEO) benefited from it.
Private prisons' main concern is profit. In …show more content…
The general main idea of incarceration is to give them a second chance to become productive members of society. Offering an education to those who are eligible for it, gives them positive energy to better themselves. Based on Siegel's research, "Nationally, among the 1,406 public facilities surveyed, 1,215 (86.4%) offered secondary education, while among 415 private facilities surveyed, only 184 (44.3%) did so" (10). This survey is based on the GED program. It shows that private prisons do not offer the GED as much as the public prisons. To be able to satisfy the high importance needs of the inmate, education should be a …show more content…
This causes many problems in different areas of the management system such as: food, sanitation, and security. According to Schultz, "An inmate survey published in 2008 stated that inmates at private facilities reported poorer sanitation conditions and food services than inmates at public facilities" (15). Critics describe the food quality and human living conditions very poorly compared to public prisons. It is fair to expect a different life in prison, but at least inmates should be able to live in healthy and appropriate conditions.
Inmates are more likely to feel unsecure in private prisons. Critics are extremely concern about the security of the inmates. According to the National Council of Crime & Delinquency (NCCD):
Individual studies have found that, compared to publicly managed prisons, private prisons experience a higher proportion of inmate on-inmate assaults; greater likelihood of inmate misconduct, drug abuse, and escapes; lower or unmet standards of care; and “systemic problems in maintaining secure facilities."