I would like to use the sub-headline of the wonderful article linked here to describe it, because I couldn't put it any better:
"Arizona puts more of its inmates into privately run prisons every year, even though the prisons may not be as secure as state-run facilities and may not save taxpayers money."
So you should go read this article about the mess in Arizona and why the state should reconsider its strong push to privatize everything (at one point last year the legislature had proposed privatizing 100% of its prisons and even selling the state house to a private company, then leasing it back). Privatizing services is not always the best solution to a problem, and sometimes creates more of an issue that existed initially.
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