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1. Why are private prisons a bad idea? What does this have to do with supply and demand?

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the answer is that they have a history of more assaults on inmates and staff as there’s a shorter amount of people there
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Privately operated facilities have a significantly lower staffing level than publicly operated prisons and lack MIS support. They also report a significantly higher rate of assaults on staff and inmates.

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