Document Summary
Privatization of prisons has been a discussion of the united states since the 1970"s. The first private prison facility was opened in 1984, but it still remain to be seen if this has been what benefit the quality of our prison system. In the united states texas, california and oklahoma provides the largest inmate populations incarcerated in private facilities. (zito) Most opponents of privatization claim that there are no true efficiency gains from privatization. They feel that private prison jave a well documented history of inefficient security, poorly trained and underpaid workers, high turnover rates with little benefits and unprofessional and unsupervised treatment of inmates. (mcfarland) For more than twenty years the private corrections industry has continued to grow. More agencies are choosing to outsource their inmates. This question of why to privatize corrections is a good one. The first and obvious reason is cost effectiveness.
