Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

No, private prisons will emphasize profit and contractual occupancy quotas over and above rehabilitation

No, private prisons emphasize profit and contractual occupancy quotas over and above rehabilitation

Yes, but they should have rehabilitation quotas and not occupancy quotas.

Yes, but they should be non-profits

Yes, but they should be independently and publicly monitored to prevent mismanagement and corruption.

I would need to look at real numbers and recidivism rates for private prisons to make an educated decision on this issue.

No, private prisons should not exist

Yes, but prisons should be standardized and reformed according to available research on reforming prisoners.

depending on the certain types of prison and the way the prisoners get treated depending on what they did

No, incarceration is a social responsibility and should not be entrusted to for-profit companies

No, prisons should be run by a counsel of religious scholars

No, incarceration is a social responsibility and the entire prison system needs thorough rehabilitation due to mismanagement, corruption and inhumane treatment of the non-violent segment of prisoners

No, incarceration is a social responsibility and the entire prison system needs thorough rehabilitation due to mismanagement, corruption and inhumane treatment of the prisoners who are non-violent

I need to be given more details.

No, and prisons should be entirely revamped into a better system, either handled by local government units or the national government. Instead, fine non-violent offenders or make them do community service, and provide education and rehabilitation programs for prisoners.

No, incarceration is a social responsibility that should not be entrusted to for-profit companies, who will disregard any rehabilitation services

Yes, and lock up more drug and sex traffickers.

No, incarceration is a social responsibility and entrusting quality of care and rehabilitation services to for-profit prisons is irresponsible and negligent

No, and prisons should be entirely revamped into a better system, either handled by the state or federal government. Instead, fine non-violent offenders or make them do community service, and provide education and rehabilitation programs for prisoners.

No, and prisons should be entirely revamped to a better system handled by the state or federal government. Instead, fine non-violent offenders or make them do community service, and provide education and skill-building services, and rehabilitation programs for prisoners.

No, and prisons should be entirely revamped to a better system and handled by the state or federal government. Instead, fine non-violent criminals or make non-violent criminals do community service, and provide education and skill building services, and rehabilitation programs for prisoners.

No; prisons should be entirely revamped to a better system and then handled by the state or federal government.

No, prisons should be entirely revamped to a better system and then handled by the state or federal government.

No, privatization of prisons should be illegal

No. If the government sentences someone to prison, why should their punishment be dealt by someone other than the government.

No, incarceration is a social responsibility and using private, for-profit prisons is negligent

No, incarceration is a social responsibility and use of private, for-profit prisons is negligent

No, and abolish private prsions

It should be left to the discretion of each individual prison system.

No, incarceration is a social responsibility and usage of private, for-profit prisons is negligent

No, incarceration is a social responsibility and usage of for-profit prison care is negligent

No, reform the government-run prison system instead to put primary emphasis on rehabilitation services, as incarceration is a social responsibility

No, that what corrections is for

No, privatized prisons incentivizes increased imprisonment. However privatized police incentivizes higher standards

no, and abolish prisons

Yes, but regulate them and allow prisoners to select (within reason) which prison they will be going to in order to generate competition.

Yes, and they should be encouraged to execute more criminals

No, abolish private prisons and incorporate rehabilitation services in their place

if it will help cut funding

should be up to the state

No, this is not the area for private businesses. Too much opportunity for abuse and greed.

Yes, but the government should still highly regulate the comapnies running the prisons.

No, privatization will lead to longer sentences and corruption.

The current prison system as it is should be abolished and replaced with laws and insititutions that actually help criminals turn their life around, rather then perpetuating the prison slave-labor system.

No and eliminate quotas and be strictly regulated.

i think they are still human and deserve they same basic rights so in some situations yes but in some no

Yes, but make sure they can be funded enough to provide rehabilitation

No, private companies should not be profiting off the imprisonment of citizens. They will ultimately sacrifice quality of care for profit and disregard prisoners' rehabilitation.

Yes, but such companies should be required to adhere to strict guidelines and rehabilitation quotas to encourage reintegration and discourage the criminal justice system from imprisoning people for profit.