McGentrix wrote:A reformation of drug laws would alleviate much of the prison population.
However, knowing that an activity is against the law and choosing to partake of that activity is a sure sign that you are willing to face the consequences. Therefore, those that are in prison, for the most part, deserve to be there.
The first sentence is smack on the money. But such laws exist elsewhere too.
Let's assume that business or corporate endeavors will naturally seek to increase consumption of product or service. That seems quite simple and easily agreeable.
Let's further assume that the sort of lobbying that we are all familiar with as a component behind modern government policy initiatives will evidence itself wherever large financial interests might feel they can effect policy to the benefit of corporate shareholders (there are something like 10 lobbyists for every politician, after all).
Let's then reflect on how prison populations might be effected by privatizing the prison service.
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