Private prisons undoubtedly contribute to the profit incentives of mass incarceration. But public prisons also have very significant profit and growth incentives. What are some of these incentives? Who benefits?
a) Government agencies benefit from cost savings, and contractors benefit from lucrative contracts.
b) Only private investors benefit from public prison contracts.
c) Taxpayers benefit from increased revenue generated by public prisons.
d) Prisoners benefit from improved facilities and services in public prisons.