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Privatizing state jails no budget panacea

One of the amendments proposed to the House budget that's up today would mandate privatization of all Texas state jails. However, according to the indefatigable Brandi Grissom at the Texas Tribune, state Rep. Erwin Cain said "that he would rescind his amendment because of technical concerns about the language. Instead, he will attach the proposal to a corrections-related bill by state Rep. Jerry Madden, R-Plano, the chairman of the House Corrections Committee."From taxpayers' perspective, privatization of state jails make little sense for the same reason that buying your house is cheaper in the long-run than renting for thirty years. Companies may underbid in the short-term to get the business, but down the line when they raise rates you're then stuck with the privatized model...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on April 01, 2011 (boomark / email).