Monday, April 03, 2006

Conservative justice platform would create prison-building boom: experts / Canada.com, 2 Apr 2006

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Sue Bailey
"Dilemmas include the thorny ethical question of whether corporations that profit from having full cell blocks should be charged with caring for violent inmates. Critics point out the obvious absence of any business incentive to lower rates of repeat offence. The U.S. experience with private prisons suggests higher rates of return to jail, more in-custody incidents, more escapes and higher staff turnover,"