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| Plan to Privatize a State's Prison System |
| By prospect.org - Abby Rapoport |
| Published: 05/21/2012 |
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Will New Hampshire become the first state in the country with such a system? It's been tough times for the prison privatization industry. The two biggest companies both have extra space thanks to a recent drop in the number of people sent to private prisons. The companies just can't seem to expand their share of the market. The poor guys really lost out when the Florida Senate killed a bill that would have privatized 27 prisons and displaced more than 3,500 workers. The lobbying was so aggressive, one senator with health problems actually had to get protection from her colleagues. Then there's the not-so-great press—a two-part series from NPR last year included particularly horrifying tales. All told, these poor private prison company execs have not had much to smile about. So imagine what joy they must have had when New Hampshire put out an RFP to privatize the state's entire prison system. That's right—the entire system. According to the New Hampshire Business Review, previous state debate on privatization didn't exactly win anyone's affection, and the state currently has no private prisons. But some lawmakers managed to sneak in a study committee to consider a full-scale privatization: Read More. |
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