In Norway, a Prison Built on Second Chances

Re:In Norway, a Prison Built on Second Chances by rokhayakebe on Sunday May 31, 2015 @01:26PM (#9634817)

The US prison system is actually an industrialized slavery system for US corporations.

I do not have the data/link, but I heard from trusted source that some of the companies that build and operate prisons require states to guarantee maximum occupancy before they build a new jail.

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Re:In Norway, a Prison Built on Second Chances by jeffmould on Sunday May 31, 2015 @02:16PM (#9634977)

Not sure why you are being downvoted here, but this is a true statement. Most private prison corporations have occupancy clauses in their contract that mandate either (a) 100%+ occupancy before building a new prison, or (b) in place of occupancy the state can elect to pay a higher premium per inmate. The US legal system is built on fulfilling the occupancy rates to avoid the higher fees.

http://www.inthepublicinterest.org/article/criminal-how-lock...

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Re:In Norway, a Prison Built on Second Chances by rokhayakebe on Sunday May 31, 2015 @07:49PM (#9636083)

Not sure why you are being downvoted here

Me neither. HN.

Here are some additional links:

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/09/private-prisons-occu..., http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/19/private-prison-quot...

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