Re:Working in a Prison Goat Milk Farm
by Spooky23 on Friday July 21, 2017 @09:35AM
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The labor issue isn't a clear cut ethical no-no. Working to a productive end is one of the few rehabilitative avenues available. I'm pretty sure these type of jobs are seen as sought after privileges.
Private prisons are most often jails (ie. short term, not places that do this) and do not represent the majority of prisoners.
Sometimes advocates publish misleading figures about this by focusing on prisoners staying in contracted out facilities. The majority of those are prison beds in county jails. These are used to relieve over crowding, house prisoners closer to trial location or otherwise reduce transport. In some places, counties run these as a revenue generator.
Private prisons are most often jails (ie. short term, not places that do this) and do not represent the majority of prisoners.
Sometimes advocates publish misleading figures about this by focusing on prisoners staying in contracted out facilities. The majority of those are prison beds in county jails. These are used to relieve over crowding, house prisoners closer to trial location or otherwise reduce transport. In some places, counties run these as a revenue generator.