The Major Controversies Surrounding Private-Sector Prison Providers

Knowledge of CorrectionsStudent’s NameInstitutional AffiliationKnowledge of CorrectionsControversies Surrounding Private-Sector Prison ProvidersPrivate prisons present a controversial issue in the United States. According to Eason (2019), several states have banned them while some banks promise to stop funding them. Moreover, one of the presidential candidates has assured the public that he will ban private prisons at the federal level (Eason, 2019). Several controversies can be identified that surrounding private prisons. Firstly, the way illegal immigrants are handled in private prisons is an issue of concern. Some of the illegal immigrants who are caught trying to enter the U.S. are sent to private prisons where they are held before being deported. Notably, these prisons are supposed to take care of the immigrants before they are deported back to their country of origin. However, the conditions in some of these prisons are deplorable. According to Haberman (2018), illegal immigrants suffer atrocities such as insufficient food and poor environment. Secondly, private prisons are said to be more focused on making profits. Thus, they tend to cut costs in order to maximize their profits. As a result, many private prisons are said to offer substandard