"Private" Prisons

Pennsylvania rocked by 'jailing kids for cash' scandal

This case highlights one of the problems with having "private" prisons in our society. The lack of accountability, regulation and oversight often leads to corruption and injustice. Like any other private corporation, the motivation for a private prison is profit, nothing more, nothing less. Whenever you have a case where profit has the potential to be put before the lives and freedom of American citizens, clearly there is a problem. Contrary to the popular belief among certain political parties and corporate America, not everything should be privatized. Whether or not private prisons are more efficient than those that are government run, what's at stake is too important to take a chance.