WDW101Y1 Lecture : WDW340 March 21 2012.docx

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Moral values and ideals; is it right to punish for profit. Not for profit private prisons; similar agencies providing similar community corrections services; often compete to deliver these services. Governmentalization of the private sector (moffat); shifting relationship between government and offenders. Cheapness of running prisons privately; transfer fiscal responsibilities away from the government. Modern management, although these initiatives break the union of correctional operators; union has less power or union completely taken out. Private institution is also highly flexible; difficult to challenge policy in state institutions. Chan - difficult to assess whether private institutions are cheaper to run than state institutions and difficult to evaluate the services they deliver. Ontario built and ran a private prison which was highly criticized; second year of running resulted in big riot, inmate died of infection suggesting poor standards. Inadequate staffing levels; union made claim that inmates and staff were at risk.

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