Assaults within Canadian prisons have been rising at a steady rate; in Ontario alone assaults in prison totaled to 2,762 in 2016, an increase of thirteen percent from 2015. All the issues surrounding the Canadian prison system reveal a prison reform must happen. Current issues with the Canadian prison system are overcrowding, low rehabilitation rate, violence and poor medical attention within the prisons. Despite the issues with the Canadian prison system privatization is not the correct change prisons need to improve conditions. The issues with the Canadian prison system can be solved by inputting several changes to improve prison life. Thus, the prison system in Canada should not be privatized because the government should run the prison.
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A 2015 report about correctional services specifically stated that the number one problem of all prisons is overcrowding. Overpopulated prisons often end up releasing some prisoners before their sentence is complete in order to make room for criminals who committed more serious crimes. Overcrowding results in the low chance that prisoners rehabilitate because they lack the help they require. Prisoners lack the help they require because prisons are understaffed and the staff cannot help the prisoners that need help most. The lack of help prisoners receive is made apparent in Manitoba where ninety percent of young offenders reoffend within two years . In addition, overcrowding results in the increase of assaults. The overpopulated prisons cause the prisoners to feel cramped and congested which increase the tensions within the prisons. The lack of healthcare for prisoners not only makes the problem of violence within prisons worse, but the mental …show more content…
Privatization is defined as the transfer from a public or government ownership to a private enterprise. The overcrowding in prisons will not be solved because the funding of prisons from the government will surpass the funding of a private enterprises. The government estimates a prisoner to be worth $31,000 to $116,000 and with 22,872 offenders the funds range in one billion to two billion. The one to two billion does not take account for the staff or the funds to keep facilities up and running. There are over 500 facilities the government must manage and over 18,000 employees with the cost totaling about $2.4 billion. In addition, the lower funding will to less staff which will be detrimental to the rehabilitation chance of prisoners. Furthermore, the lack of staff will increase violence within prisons as there would be less security with less people managing prisons. The mental health problems would be made more apparent because without the proper funding a prison needs the staff cannot adhere to the prisoners. Thus, the privatization of prisons will exacerbate the current issues of the Canadian private
A 2015 report about correctional services specifically stated that the number one problem of all prisons is overcrowding. Overpopulated prisons often end up releasing some prisoners before their sentence is complete in order to make room for criminals who committed more serious crimes. Overcrowding results in the low chance that prisoners rehabilitate because they lack the help they require. Prisoners lack the help they require because prisons are understaffed and the staff cannot help the prisoners that need help most. The lack of help prisoners receive is made apparent in Manitoba where ninety percent of young offenders reoffend within two years . In addition, overcrowding results in the increase of assaults. The overpopulated prisons cause the prisoners to feel cramped and congested which increase the tensions within the prisons. The lack of healthcare for prisoners not only makes the problem of violence within prisons worse, but the mental …show more content…
Privatization is defined as the transfer from a public or government ownership to a private enterprise. The overcrowding in prisons will not be solved because the funding of prisons from the government will surpass the funding of a private enterprises. The government estimates a prisoner to be worth $31,000 to $116,000 and with 22,872 offenders the funds range in one billion to two billion. The one to two billion does not take account for the staff or the funds to keep facilities up and running. There are over 500 facilities the government must manage and over 18,000 employees with the cost totaling about $2.4 billion. In addition, the lower funding will to less staff which will be detrimental to the rehabilitation chance of prisoners. Furthermore, the lack of staff will increase violence within prisons as there would be less security with less people managing prisons. The mental health problems would be made more apparent because without the proper funding a prison needs the staff cannot adhere to the prisoners. Thus, the privatization of prisons will exacerbate the current issues of the Canadian private