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luvMIdog

(2,533 posts) Sat Apr 15, 2017, 12:44 PM Apr 2017

I have a question about the private prison industry

If they profit off housing inmates what is to prevent them from goading inmates into crimes while incarcerated so they can keep them longer? Isn't it possible they could frame inmates just to keep them longer? Forgive my ignorance
if this is a stupid question, but I was just wondering.

& thank you in advance to any one who answers my questions

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I have a question about the private prison industry (Original Post) luvMIdog Apr 2017 OP

I believe a Judge would be required to extend a sentence... FarPoint Apr 2017 #1

Ultimately, it doesn't matter. theaocp Apr 2017 #2

Instead of saying "privatized", think of it as prison for "profit" world wide wally Apr 2017 #3

Forget about calling those concentration camps "private prisons" meow2u3 Apr 2017 #4

Have family that worked in a MI prison, with (not for) the company that ran it, synergie Apr 2017 #5

FarPoint

(12,409 posts)

1. I believe a Judge would be required to extend a sentence...

Reply to luvMIdog (Original post)

Sat Apr 15, 2017, 01:02 PM

Apr 2017

Inmates would ultimately band together and intervene against guards who sabotage them...In my guess on the subject.

theaocp

(4,241 posts)

2. Ultimately, it doesn't matter.

Reply to luvMIdog (Original post)

Sat Apr 15, 2017, 01:08 PM

Apr 2017

The INCENTIVE is to lock up people. That's it. Everything else is absolutely secondary.

world wide wally

(21,747 posts)

3. Instead of saying "privatized", think of it as prison for "profit"

Reply to luvMIdog (Original post)

Sat Apr 15, 2017, 01:23 PM

Apr 2017

meow2u3

(24,764 posts)

4. Forget about calling those concentration camps "private prisons"

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Sat Apr 15, 2017, 01:33 PM

Apr 2017

synergie

(1,901 posts)

5. Have family that worked in a MI prison, with (not for) the company that ran it,

Reply to luvMIdog (Original post)

Sat Apr 15, 2017, 02:21 PM

Apr 2017

they're not that organized, that effective or that competent.

Also, they don't need to keep them in longer, it's better for their bottom line if they have a high turnover, people get out and come back in. That way they don't have the constant medical costs, entrenched divisions that form in a prison population etc.

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