Money as an incentive for putting people in prison creates a need for there to be people to be in prison whether people are committing crimes or not. The state government in Arizona had to pay a 3 million dollar fine because a private prison in Arizona did not meet 97% capacity (Ortega). Private prisons also give out twice as many infractions against inmates than state prisons, keeping prisoners there longer, and making it harder for prisoners to be released early for good behavior. Even though these infractions only add about three months to prisoners’ sentences, private prisons can make an estimate of $3,000 more per inmate (Canon). Private prisons also have influence on law makers and what laws get passed. According to the about section
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This is not only specific to private prisons, but some of the “benefits” of private prisons are said to be; happier employees and more/better security. If these things were true, they would lead to better treatment of prisoners. Instead, in some cases, prisoners are treated worse at private prisons. Inmates are being physically and sexually assaulted by other inmates, and by prison staff members. A lot of these assaults go unreported by the victims, and when victims do report the assaults, the facilities neglect to report them. Shane Bauer worked as a guard for Winn Correctional Center (Winn), a prison owned by the CCA in Louisiana in 2015. While at Winn, Bauer witnessed twelve stabbings within two months, but Winn only reported five stabbings for the first ten months of the year (Bauer). Bauer also reported …show more content…
Private prisons are meeting their quota by filling their prisons with blacks and other minorities. Black people only make up thirteen percent of the population, but make up forty percent of the prison/jail population in the U. S. (NAACP). Institutional biases like the crack cocaine versus powdered cocaine sentencing differences; and personal biases that law enforcement officers may have, that can but put to action by laws like stop and frisk, contribute to racial disparities in the prison population. Once they are in prison; they are physically and sexually assaulted, used for cheap labor, and denied access to rehabilitative and educational programs. When they are released they are discriminated against for jobs, housing, and school. This happens over and over to minorities every day, and continues to keep them at a lower class than the
This is not only specific to private prisons, but some of the “benefits” of private prisons are said to be; happier employees and more/better security. If these things were true, they would lead to better treatment of prisoners. Instead, in some cases, prisoners are treated worse at private prisons. Inmates are being physically and sexually assaulted by other inmates, and by prison staff members. A lot of these assaults go unreported by the victims, and when victims do report the assaults, the facilities neglect to report them. Shane Bauer worked as a guard for Winn Correctional Center (Winn), a prison owned by the CCA in Louisiana in 2015. While at Winn, Bauer witnessed twelve stabbings within two months, but Winn only reported five stabbings for the first ten months of the year (Bauer). Bauer also reported …show more content…
Private prisons are meeting their quota by filling their prisons with blacks and other minorities. Black people only make up thirteen percent of the population, but make up forty percent of the prison/jail population in the U. S. (NAACP). Institutional biases like the crack cocaine versus powdered cocaine sentencing differences; and personal biases that law enforcement officers may have, that can but put to action by laws like stop and frisk, contribute to racial disparities in the prison population. Once they are in prison; they are physically and sexually assaulted, used for cheap labor, and denied access to rehabilitative and educational programs. When they are released they are discriminated against for jobs, housing, and school. This happens over and over to minorities every day, and continues to keep them at a lower class than the