Should Prisons Be Privatized Argumentative Paper.docx CJA/454 Should Prisons Be Privatized Argumentative Paper CJA/454 Should Prisons Be Privatized Argumentative Paper According to the ACLU, private prison compani
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Should Prisons Be Privatized Argumentative Paper.docx CJA/454 Should Prisons Be Privatized Argumentative Paper CJA/454 Should Prisons Be Privatized Argumentative Paper According to the ACLU, private prison companies essentially admit that their business model depends on locking up more and more people. The American economy should not include locking people in cages for profit [ CITATION ACL1 \l 1033 ]. Disgusting! In 2019, privately operated facilities held 7% of state prisoners and 16% of federal prisoners [ CITATION Car201 \l 1033 ]. Currently, the US has the highest prison population in the world and nearly 2.2 million people in prison [ CITATION Bis20 \l 1033 ]. As a sister of a former inmate, I thought long and hard about this. My brother served 10 years in a government-run prison in Ohio. While in prison, my brother took advantage of the programs afforded to him to better himself. Although it took for him to go to prison to change, I can attest that my brother is rehabilitated, wiser and a man of action; I™m extremely proud of him. After conducting research and comparing the pros and cons of privatized and public prisons, I have concluded that I am not supportive of privatized prisons, this paper will discuss why. Advantages of Private Prisons. Private prisons are potentially cheaper for taxpayers. Regulating prisons is an expensive, time-consuming and labor-intensive and therefore requires the government to spend a lot of money. Investing in a private prison lessens the government™s workload. Since it no longer h. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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