Britain has the most privatised prison system in Europe with 15% of places currently run by private companies – a higher percentage than in the US. Private prison costs are higher per place than for public prisons in most categories. As we wrote in FRFI in 2012: ‘Whatever the situation in individual institutions, private involvement in state punishment is never progressive. All the companies currently vying for contracts to take over public sector prisons have a material interest in keeping those prisons open and full, and in lobbying to build yet more prisons, pass more punitive laws and sentence more people to imprisonment.’ As long as unaccountable companies can put their interests and profits before the needs of prisoners for care, health, and community reintegration, women in prison will continue to face abuse and harm at the hands of the system. revolutionarycommunist.org/index.php/prisoners-fightback/3182-tb-19102013 (MD).
Posted on: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 11:58:03 +0000
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