This, a system founded upon the principal of rehabilitation, yet in reality, is more interested in imprisoning non-violent criminals indefinitely than providing them the help so desperately needed. It sickens me that the United States allows for such a horrible thing. Private prisons in the United States make millions of dollars off of their own prisoners. It is simple, the more prisoners the prisons have the more money they make. Private prisons enjoy a guaranteed profit with every inmate they house.
Private prison companies typically enter into contractual agreements with governments that commit prisoners and then pay a per diem or monthly rate for each prisoner confined in the facility. Today, the privatization of prisons refers both to the takeover of existing public facilities by private operators and to the building and operation of new and additional prisons by for-profit prison companies. However, privatized prisons should not exist, because it opens the door to inhumane treatment, corruption of the prison system, and leads to prisoners not being rehabilitated which should be the main goal of the correctional system. With a highly increasing prison population resulting from the war on drugs and increased use of incarceration, prison overcrowding and rising costs have become increasingly problematic for local, state, and federal governments. In response to this expanding criminal justice system, private business interests have seen an opportunity for expansion, and consequently, private- sector involvement in prisons has moved from the simple contracting of services to contracting for the complete management and operation of entire prisons.
Private contractors usually get paid a much higher rate than government workers do. Private contractors are supposed to get work done efficiently and effectively. They do the work because their incentive is money. The Frontline’s videos Private Warriors highlight another side of private contractors: expense. The companies mentioned in the videos are costing our government millions and millions of dollars for services.
The greatest costs associated with the death penalty occur prior to and during trial, not in post-conviction proceedings. Even if all post-conviction proceedings (appeals) were abolished, the death penalty would still be more expensive than alternative sentences (Amnesty, 2010). With the Krone case (DeFalco & Briggs, 2002), the new evidence would mean a new trial. But with inmate Kenneth Phillips behind bars for another crime, what would be the cost to prosecute? I will use an example from California for this argument.
He often states that the rich are necessary because they lead our economy and that their money helps them to do so. Then later in the books he calls the rich greedy and that they have more money than enough money for them to have a luxurious life. He is basically saying that while some families are struggling to have at least one meal a day, the rich just save/blow money on useless things. He quotes on pg. 20 that “The poor cannot be expected to save, because they need every dollar for basic needs such as food and shelter.
The American prison system is referred to be a means of punishment that serves no encouraging purpose and placing the economy further into financial suffering. Many others trust that the prison system is warranted as it guarantees society protection from those who create a serious threat to those who abide by the laws that govern. No matter what one may believe, our prison systems population is continuing to produce at such a high rate many professionals have debated on what future steps need to be taking in order to improve such a problem. An in-depth discussion regarding the concerns legislation has with doubling the prison sentence for those who commit armed robbery, the rapid population growth the correctional facilities throughout the United States are encountering, the negative effects caused by long-term incarceration, alternative means for punishments, such as the use of intermediate sanctions and community-based corrections, my personal recommendations, and reasoning for the recommendations. Several methods exist in contemporary American that can be used in the criminal justice system, and can be agreed upon for punishing an individual.
Heck, those companies can afford to pay so why not. That is the attitude of many people today. On the other hand you have the heartless corporations willing to do just about anything to include lying to its workers just to make a few more dollars. It is a known fact in America that if you have enough money to hire the best lawyers you can just about get away with murder. This kind of thinking is utilitarian in that the ends justify the means.
According to that same PBS documentary the U.S. Has the highest inmate population in the world with a whopping 2.3 million incarcerated in prisons they said that's more than Russia and China. I had a long discussion with my treatment staff at the Missoula Pre-Release Center over this issue and I agree with their point of view. They believe one way to stop overcrowding is by preventative measures such as treatment, family services, teen outreach programs, and metal health and treatment services for mentally and emotionally abused children. Every felon I have ever met while incarcerated was just like me, they had a bad childhood. Most offenders either had no one around, were abused, or had drug and alcoholics for parents, most of time it was a combination of these.
The Field Of Corrections By: Tony Workman 1 of every 133 Americans is in jail or prison, even though the prison population has dropped in 20 states, that is roughly 2.3 million people behind bars. There is a huge demand right now for corrections officers, and is projected to increase over the next five years. It is a physical and mentally demanding job and needs specialized training, but it is also a very rewarding profession. Correctional officers, also known as detention officers when they work in pretrial detention facilities, are responsible for overseeing individuals who have been arrested and are awaiting trial or who have been convicted of a crime and sentenced to serve time in a jail, reformatory, or penitentiary. The jail population
The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world since 2000, and 52% are parents. My research has also shown me that women have a more intense drug use than men. Between the last 30 or so and now, the number of imprisonments has risen by 500%. In conclusion, the prison system strips women of their parental power, their no concerns of the well-being of their children and the desire for mothers to reunite. As a result, women in prison have difficulties receiving visits and they are also more likely to have their parental rights terminated during incarceration.