Privatization Of Jails & Prisons Term Paper

Watts (2003) reported about the need to establish a public-private jail system, wherein both the government and private sectors will oversee the management of jails, specifically in the case of cities and counties in the Southwest region. The report, however, also relayed the problem that may arise when such a practice will be enacted more prevalently. There is a possibility that because a partnership is forged between the private and public sectors, accountability would solely still rest on the government, with the construction and establishment of facilities committed only initially by the private sector. This means that over time, private contractors, after earning its profits from the contract, could possibly "disappear" and leave management and service provision duties to the government again, resulting to an ineffective partnership and a more...

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However, the present situation of the criminal justice system services calls for this kind of partnership urgently, and although no immediate remedies have been created to deter the eventual disadvantages of the practice, the privatization of jails and prisons are deemed, at present, the best solution to ensure that inmates are continually receiving social services from the government.
Bibliography

Watts, J. (2003). "New Mexico Town finds the formula for a public-private jail." The Bond Buyer.

Williamson, R. (2003). "Overcrowded jail market puts counties at risk, experts say." The Bond Buyer.

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Bibliography

Watts, J. (2003). "New Mexico Town finds the formula for a public-private jail." The Bond Buyer.

Williamson, R. (2003). "Overcrowded jail market puts counties at risk, experts say." The Bond Buyer.


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