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'Private prison promises leave Texas towns in trouble'

You don't get something for nothingYou can't have freedom for freeYou won't get wiseWith the sleep still in your eyesNo matter what your dreams might be.- "Something for Nothing," Geddy Lee, Neil Pearl, Rush, 1978 NPR's John Burnett has a terrific story this morning with the same, alliterative title as this post that focuses on a subject familiar to regular Grits readers, but which definitely deserve national attention: Private prison companies that convince local governments to construct more jail space than they need then abandon them when there's no income to cover the debt. In West Texas at the Billy Clayton facility (named after a former Texas House Speaker), Burnett reports:For the past two years, Littlefield has had to come up with $65,000 a month to pay the note on the prison...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on March 28, 2011 (boomark / email).