Fast Facts
What are the two major companies when it comes to private prisons
CoreCivic and The Geo Group
Current US Attorney General and former Geo Group lobbyist
Pam Bondi
The Profit motive creates a _______ as it prioritizes keeping prisons full and cutting costs over rehabilitation and justice
Profit motive, Cost effectiveness, Quality of care, and influence on policy
Name one hidden cost that challenges the idea that private prisons save money?
Lawsuits, poor rehabilitation outcomes, safety failures
The end goal policy recommendation is?
Abolish private corrections all together
Name two companies that operate in the private probation and parole sector.
Professional Probation Services (PPS), Sentinel Offender Services, or Judicial Correction Services (JCS)
Selecting low-risk, low-cost inmates to improve cost outcomes
Cherry picking
State where the "Kids For Cash" Scandal took place
Pennsylvania
Which university conducted a 2009 meta-analysis on prison cost effectiveness?
University of Utah
The Private Prison Information Act would extend what other act to private prisons
"Freedom of Information Act"
Which state had over 250,000 private probation cases in 2012?
Georgia
Name two services often cut to save money in private prisons.
Medical/mental health care, educational/job programs, staff training
The Four Issue Areas we Covered were
Profit motive, Cost effectiveness, Quality of care, and influence on policy
The analogy that "Authorizing private prisons is similar to building more lanes on highways may increase traffic congestion". Is based on what phenomenon
"Induced Demand"
What were our 3 policy recommendations?
Private Prison Information Act, Re-thinking how private companies are contracted, Abolish private prison
How many states use private prisons? (exact)
27
This group has both CCA, and GEO group as supporting contributors and has supported "three strike laws", minimum sentencing laws, and Truth Sentencing laws.
ALEC
According to _______ Cost efficiency is achieving the lowest cost per year incarcerated, rather than improving inmate outcomes.
Dolovich
Private prisons generate profit by spending less than the per-inmate payment they receive from the state. Was presented by what researcher?
Dolovich
What was the executive order number when Biden sought to rid the Federal government of private prisons.
14006
There are how many people house within private prisons (Within 500 people)
90,873 Real answer
90,373 to 91,373 Acceptable
Total amount spent in 2024 of Private Prison Lobbying
(Within 150,000)
$4,140,000
Accepting $3,990,000 and $4,290,000
A clause requiring the government to pay for a set percentage of beds, even if they aren’t full
occupancy guarantee
This _______ study revealed that private prisons had less structure, professionalism, and were more dangerous compared to public systems?
1999 Minnesota Study
During what Congress was the Private Prison Information Act last proposed
118th