Which of the Following Reasons Explains Why the Private Prison

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following reasons explains why the private prison industry will continue to play an important role in American corrections?

• A) There has been an increase in the incidences of recidivism across the United States.
• B) As private prisons do not have a profit motive, they have no incentive to buy goods and services.
• C) Private corrections firms are part of the government bureaucracy and provide assistance to government organizations in dealing with massive amount of paperwork related to prison administration.
• D) The federal government houses many violators of immigration laws in thirteen privately operated "Criminal Alien Requirement" correctional facilities across the country.

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