Private Prisons In America

Around the world the United States of America is known to be the home of the free, then how is it that the United States of America is also home to a fifth of the world’s prison population which is the highest in the world, and that number is only continuing to grow. Many Americans know that there are many issues associated with having “2,220,300” (Kaeble, Glaze 2) prisoners in the United States, but they fail to comprehend why that number is so high. Americans are consistently finding their family members in trouble with the law in minor forms yet given an unfair prison sentence that is only rivaled by that of a stone cold killer. A vast amount of American prisons are currently privately owned and operated which causes communities unnecessary …show more content…
This is not strange by any means seeing as an increasing number of Americans are taking to social networking sites to complain about their problems, and many of the problems that many people have originate from their parents, bosses, teachers, and in this case in particular a principal. Although Hillary Transue’s actions of creating a mock Myspace page of her principal were by no means acceptable, they were not worthy of a three month jail sentence! One of the causes of this unusual sentencing is the fact that the judge she was appointed to, Judge Ciavarella, who was essentially on a private prisons payroll. Judge Ciavarella received payments to ensure that the beds in the juvenile detention centers were full, meaning that Hillary Transue’s case was by no means the exception to the unacceptable sentencings. In fact Ian Urbina and Sean Hamill state that, “Senior Judge Arthur E. Grim, who was appointed by the State Supreme Court this week to determine what should be done with the estimated 5,000 juveniles who have been sentenced by Judge Ciavarella since the scheme started in …show more content…
Like a millionaire trying to tip the bouncer to get their friends into a club they gave a bribe to the judges to bring in more prisoners. Suddenly judges had a zero tolerance policy equal to a principal in the ghetto, but unlike a principal giving detention they were giving out 10 to 20 year sentences. What is the most remarkable about this practice is that kids are a casualty as well, but, unlike adults, it causes the children to not be able to get an education. The incarceration rate in America is rapidly rising more than any other country in the world, and that should alarm anyone who lives in America because nobody is perfect. So, when someone makes a mistake should it cost them or their children the rest of their