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The growth of privatized prisons is yet another problem.... The norms and values of prisons are either not seen or completely different from those of the outside society.... Overcrowding in the prisons adds to the aggressive behavior of the inmates.... Public prisons are more populated than the private and the theory is proved that in private prisons, the rate of violence and punishment is quite lower than the public prison (Steiner, 2009)....
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Private prisons in the country are normally inspected by the Chief Inspector of Prisons just like public prisons are.... The most basic role of prisons and the correctional system in the UK is to provide quality services that would go towards the rehabilitation, correction, and skill development purposes of the criminal justice system.... Today there are over 11 private prisons that have operations in England and Wales and they are operated by Kalyx, G4S, and Serco....
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The essay "Pros & Cons: Privatizing Jails and Prisons" investigates such a problem as privatizing of prisons in the USA.... Verlak's source is the Freedom of Information Act based on data from 132 prisons in the UK holding over 83,000 inmates, thus, giving credence to the argument that private prison facilities have poorer services compared to the public ones.... According to Harding (2001), there is no doubt that private correctional facilities bring about lower costs to states' expenses on running prisons....
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Private prisons 02/08/2013 Private prisons State, local and federal governments always look for opportunities to augment revenues and cut down their costs.... prisons can be privatized to solve this problem of insolvency that is the dilemma of federal owned associations.... Some of the legislators oppose the idea of private prisons as they believe that they cost almost the same as federal prisons.... However, the trend towards private prisons is rapidly increasing by every passing day....
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This paper ''The Rhetoric of Crime and Punishment'' telss us that the journalism, mass media, and communication course has facilitated my growth as a student in this course.... The emphasis on learning current affairs has broadened my knowledge of different aspects of life.... I only expected to learn how to take photos, edit etc....
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It was a marked event in the us prison privatization history as this contracting declaration influenced other US states to research more on this practice.... he us federal government has been experimenting with prison privatization for over 30 years.... Official data indicate that us private sector operates ‘153 correctional facilities including jails, prisons, and detention centers with a capacity of more than 119,000 as of December 2000' (cited in Miller, 2010)....
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In a bid to cut on the costs, some of the privatized prisons may employ dubious tactics such as releasing of prisoners to reduce their number.... The writer of the essay "Privatization of prisons" suggests that advantages of privatizing prisons include reduced costs of running them since private entities put more emphasis on cost management.... The prisons will also be run more efficiently while considering issues such as prisoners health....
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The paper will examine the issue of privatization of prisons in the Canadian context and offer recommendations regarding whether the Canadian government should privatize its correctional facilities.... The paper "Privatization of Canadian prisons" describes that deficiencies of private prisons include reduced quality of services, corruption in contracting procedures, and lack of transparency.... Canada is encouraged to steer away from the privatization of prisons....
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