Private Prisons Cost Arizona $3.5 Million More Per Year Than State-Run Prisons

Private Prisons Cost Arizona $3.5 Million More Per Year Than State-Run Prisons: Private prisons, touted as a cost-efficient alternative to state-run penitentiaries, are not living up to their promises in at least one state. A new study of Arizona’s private prisons finds that the state is actually losing money — $3.5 million a year — by turning their inmates over to for-profit corporations. According to the Tucson [...]/p