Private prisons are an essential element in today’s correctional system. Due to the nature of overcrowding in government-funded or public prisons, companies such as Corrections Corporation of America have taken it upon themselves to help assist (Gaines & Miller, 2015, p. 241). Sadly, unlike public correctional institutions, private prisons were established with the intention of turning a profit. Pursuing this further, because the main motivator for private prisons might be finical gain, the companies that bankroll these prisons might take other measures to save on costs. For instance, the private correction officers, (CO,) might not be trained as extensively as the public CO’s, which as a result could lead to the physical harm of the inmates
