Should Prisons be Made Private? by Michael Lynch https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll What are TWO PROS & TWO CONS from the article? en-us 2021-01-05 15:10:17 UTC 2025-09-10 00:02:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3db.png Newsela - Private Prisons lynchm8 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1055875811 PROS - 
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1.)"The government cannot fairly review the performance of its own prisons and guards" the private prisons would be the opposite and who ever is funding the prison would be able to pay attention and take note of what goes on
2.) "Private prisons with performance-based contracts can be used to drive reforms" this could help the prisoners return to society better and more educated/behaved. 

Cons-
1.)"studies of private prison companies have found disturbing cases of abuse, and cost-cutting at the expense of safety and security" They are more concerned about money than they are the safety of the prisoners.
2.) "these corporations are taking advantage of crime policies from the 1980's that target poor communities and people of color." the principles behind this method are outdated and unjust.]]> 2021-01-05 15:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056078765 Private Prisons colingoyette2021 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056079865 Pros.
1. Job training is offered.
2.They can help reduce the number of people in prison. 

Cons.
1.. A better idea would be to give money to programs that help at-risk teens. We could make schools better. 
2.The number of private prisons has grown over the last 40 years. This is because of older crime laws These laws hurt poor communities and people of color. More people are sent to prison and for longer amounts of time. 

]]> 2021-01-05 15:53:14 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056079865 Private Prisons sarahbrouillard2022 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056105262 Pros
- By using private prisons, the government can design exactly what it will be like regarding the services that are provided for the prisoners in the prison. Since its private, the givernment has full control over it and how it keeps its prisoners. 
- Private prisons have preformance-based contracts, which means that all of the elements are designed around how the governemnt wants the prison to be ran. These private prisons can help people change and go through rehabilitation to re-enter society, which will further prevent more people from entering prison. 

Cons
- Private prisons has resulted in some instances where there was abuse, not proper safety and security for the inmates. The profit that a private prison should not be the sole motivator for the prisons.
- Since there was a growth over the 4 years, in order to keep their buisness up, they are overcriminalizing poor communities and people of color, also lenghtening sentancing and abolishing parole in order to keep their private prisons in tact. ]]> 2021-01-05 15:58:16 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056105262 Private Prisons kathycai2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056108517 pro-
1-performance based contracts that would be used could help with rehabilitation, also helping them go back into society and them not coming back into prison.
2- having the rehabilitation with help prisoners with job training and reduce prison population
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1-private prisons are criminalizing poor communities and lengthen sentences and abolishes parole
2-private prisons cost more money and they care more about money than their inmates.]]> 2021-01-05 15:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056108517 private prisons lillianlannon2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056110001 pros
- private prisons have perormance based contracts, which meabs that all of the elements are designed around how the government wants the prison to be ran.
- helps reduce number of people in prisons 
cons
-  ¨Studies of private prison companies have found disturbing cases of prisoners being treated badly. Safety and security were not as important as saving money. ¨
- ¨She says the relationship between the government and the private prison companies is not right. She believes they are making money from treating people poorly. ¨]]> 2021-01-05 15:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056110001 Private Prisons jacobwhitworth2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056110819 Pros:
- The inmate population is reduced which creates more safety for the inmates.
- They have these performance based contracts which help rehabilitate the inmates so they don't end up back in prison and they can re-enter society.

Cons:
- The Profit and money is a key motivator and should have no place in decisions.
- Studies show cases of abuse in Private Prisons which could degrade the safety in the prison.]]> 2021-01-05 15:59:15 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056110819 private prisons charlesmartinelli2022 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056112393 pros: they provide education to the inmates 
they provide rehab facilities for the inmates 
Cons: the private companies will target specific ethic groups 
they have policies that have lead to longer sentences and abolish parole

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1.) "governments can write detailed, performance-based contracts that spell out exactly what services are to be provided;"  if prisons are private, the government may keep the prisons in check through incentives and threat of financial penalty
2.) private prisons are better equipped to successfully make modern improvements to prison system through performance-based contracts

Cons:
1.) profit as a key motivator for prison systematics seems unfitting and "doesn't sit right"
2.) the recent growth of private prisons is "a result of corporations capitalizing on crime policies that over-criminalized poor communities" (this is a questionable basis for the promotion and rise of private prisons) ]]> 2021-01-05 16:01:18 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056120993 Private Prisons erinbrown2022 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056127960 Pros:
- There is more safely for the inmates and staff
-They can provide occupational and rehabilitative services 
-The have performance based contracts that ate used to drive reform. The reforms will help with rehabilitating people in prison and help them with re-entering society and reduce the number of people who will end back in prison.
Con:
- these corporation are taking advantage of crime policies that over-criminalize poor communities and people of color, lengthen sentences and abolish parole 
-some studies have found that disturbing cases of abuse, coast- cutting at the expense of safety and security, and no cost saving produced by private prison companies. Ending prison privatization but it will not end prison abuses or mass incarceration. ]]> 2021-01-05 16:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056127960 private prisons abbydoku2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056130762 Pros 
-the private prisons offer education to the inmates 
-it is much more organized than other prisons to both the workers and inmates.
Cons
- there are dangers in the prisons such as lack of safety and security as well as abuse. 
-people sentences are based off of their color or ethnicity along with if they are allowed parole or not. ]]> 2021-01-05 16:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056130762 katiechoquette2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056136178 Pros:
  1. private prisons would be more organized and would be able to pay attention more since there's less people.
  2. Private prisons with performance-based contracts would help the prisoners return to society better and more educated/behaved. 

Cons:
  1. Cases of abuse, and safety and security is lost
  2. They only care about money
]]> 2021-01-05 16:04:10 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056136178 Private Prisons aydenbeique2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056138818 Pros:
- The private prisons provide educational lessons and other things which can help prisoners with long sentences get integrated into society easier and help them learn more of what to do when they get out
- The government can tax and fine them which makes it less possible for corruption

Cons: 
- The prisons are growing because most prisons don't do their jobs and rehabilitate the prisoners correctly
- They want to end life sentences but they can't do that if they don't convince the prisoners who they are mistreating]]> 2021-01-05 16:04:41 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056138818 Mason Merrell https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056141187 Pros-
1)  More organzed 
2) They can provide education to inmates.

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1) studys have found abuse, and cost cutting safety and security
2) The number of private prisons has grown over the last 40 years. This is because of older crime laws These laws hurt poor communities and people of color. More people are sent to prison and for longer amounts of time. ]]> 2021-01-05 16:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056141187 Private Prisons derekmahoney2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056150315 Pros-
1) With public-private partnerships, the government can write contracts that decide what services need to be provided in prisons.
2) Private prisons that have these  performance-based contracts can drive reforms to help rehabilitate people.
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1) Government can't fairly look at the performance of the prison.
2) Studies show cases of abuse in private prisons, and cost cutting can degrade safety and security.]]> 2021-01-05 16:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056150315 private prisons dakotaboulay2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056167905 pros-
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-private prisons can be incentivised and thus this incentive is proving to help with recidivism rates
-they help alleviate the overcrowding issue that plagues the the United States Justice system
-they provide rehabilitation opportunities and services

cons
-there is abuse within the private prison systems but there is throughout most prisons
-corporations are taking advantage of poor high crime communities adding to incarceration rates]]> 2021-01-05 16:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/blsdu4rt3xl33bll/wish/1056270144