Tuesday, February 21, 2012

AllGov - Private Prison Company Demands 90% Occupancy

... the states must guarantee that are there are enough prisoners to ensure that the venture is profitable to the company... if the crime rate continues dropping, will police, prosecutors and judges feel compelled to supply human “product” for the prisons anyway?

90% and not a percent less! And they'll get it. Our pliable polits more than willing to accommodate corporate America. And there's plenty of riffraff out there in need of long vacation - with 3 squares, laundry, cable, and medical, it sounds pretty attractive to the homeless.

CCA has been recognized as one of the 100 best corporate citizens by Corporate Responsibility Officer magazine. The national military magazine GI Jobs has highlighted CCA as a solid employer for veterans.

Expect there will be an upsurge in incarcerations if Corrections Corporation of America gets what they want. Might have to start sending folks to jail for jaywalking. I'm all for that.

8 comments:

zed said...

Privatization is theft.

Will W. W. said...

Zed, how do you figure that? Think the issue that concerns us is that the state employees are dismissed and then rehired as contractors - no benes, lower pay, longer hours... an efficiently run system designed to abuse employees (if one can call them that) and prisoners alike.

It won't take place in MA, but south and mid-west for sure. If I was you I'd avoid those states.

Wusat, MA - home sweet home!

Will W. W. said...

Hey Bowen, saw your blog - nice. Can't post for some reason. The comment screen won't let comments thru. Try a different comment entry screen

zed said...

Will, when you hire a corporation, they need to make a profit. So lower wage jobs, less consumer dollars. Government workers are a better system in the long run.

Will W. W. said...

Roger that Zed. Admittedly I got issues with gov workers - namely teachers. They're replaceable.

zed said...

Teachers have a tough job. Kids are undisciplined and the teachers catch shit when the little turds don't learn anything. I think parenting needs to take it up a notch.

Will W. W. said...

A swift kick in the ass works wonders. For the teachers that is.

zed said...

No, they have to hit 'em in the skull. Doesn't leave marks.