What is prison privatization and how does it work?

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A way that governments have attempted to save money is to contract with the private sector. A private prison is any secure correctional facility, operated by an organization other than a governmental agency and usually in a for-profit manner that contracts with the government to provide security, housing, and programs for adult offenders. When a jurisdiction decides to attempt to contract the placement of prisoners in a private prison, a formal legal and contractual process must begin. The first step is to determine the need for housing of inmates, both in terms of the number of inmates and security level required. Second, the correctional agency develops a request for proposal

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