• kent_eh@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    20 hours ago

    The government would have got a payday when they sold off the prisons in the first place.

    • Soapbox@lemmy.zip
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      20 hours ago

      Perhaps. But I think many of the private prisons are either built from the ground up by the corporations, or the buildings are still owned by the government, but the companies are paid to operate them for the government.