In Reply to: Nope posted by amadbruin on April 22, 2026 at 12:40:37
This wouldn't have even been brought up in opposition ads if it weren't for the association with ICE where they can make it sound much more malevolent. That wasn't relevant 20 years ago. Nobody would even know about those investments.
Private prisons and public prisons both have their advantages and disadvantages. As of 2022, private prisons held only about 8% of the total state and federal prison population in the U.S.