Preventing any accountability for many murders, probably goes a little beyond "arguably shouldn’t". Though in particular, the infamous gladiator spectacle at Cochran though was likely more a case of what happens when an organization regulates itself. People seem to understand that it isn't a good idea for businesses that could harm the public to regulate themselves, but forgot that idea when it is a government agency.
>...Anyway, I don’t want to bring up the same point, but over a 26 year period that quote covers nearly 1% of total spending which is clearly not a major focus.
That is more like the tip of the iceberg. LA Times reporter Dan Moraine estimates the prison guard union might have 11 PACS.
>The political budget flows out in 6 main directions.
>CCPOA pays for public relations.
>CCPOA pays for lobbying services.
>CCPOA funds affiliate groups.
>CCPOA contributes “soft money” to political parties, political events, debates.
>CCPOA gives direct contributions to candidates.
>Election winners support the CCPOA political agenda.
>Tough on crime legislation fuels expansion of the correctional system.
>Expanded correctional system adds membership to the CCPOA.
https://web.archive.org/web/20061006074501/http://www.cjcj.o...
>In 2015, the private prison industry operated 62 percent of immigration detention beds
Immigration detention is not usually what the average person thinks of when they think of private prison, so it is good to call out the differences so everyone is talking about the same things.
>...When your talking 62% of a specific market that’s worth lobbing for. As shown by very healthy profit growth in a ‘stagnant’ industry.
Their lobbying though is a tiny fraction of the lobbying of law enforcement groups.
Anyway, I don’t want to bring up the same point, but over a 26 year period that quote covers nearly 1% of total spending which is clearly not a major focus.
> The last 10 years have been stagnant with little growth.
Yes, and like many industries that’s changed their focus. EX: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/profiting-enforcemen...
In 2015, the private prison industry operated 62 percent of immigration detention beds and ran nine of the ten largest detention centers housing ICE detainees. Although the model of prison privatization varies, a private prison typically charges a daily rate per person incarcerated to cover investment and operating costs, and to turn a profit. In FY 2017, DHS spent approximately $126 per day for each detained noncitizen. As immigration detention costs steadily increased to around $2 billion annually, industry profits soared. Between 2007 and 2014, CoreCivic’s overall annual profits grew from about $133 million to $195 million, and GEO Group’s profits grew from about $42 million to $144 million yearly.
When your talking 62% of a specific market that’s worth lobbing for. As shown by very healthy profit growth in a ‘stagnant’ industry.