Private PrisonsA private prison or for-profit prison, prison or detention center is a place in which individuals are physically confined or confined by a third party under contract with a government. agency. Private prison companies typically have contractual agreements with governments that incarcerate prisoners and then pay a daily or monthly stipend for each prisoner incarcerated in that private facility. Private prisons have been part of the system for several years now, particularly for their participation in the correctional system. The management of private, for-profit prisons began to expand in the 1980s; it represented a qualitative change in the relationship between corrections and private business. The question is whether there is really a difference between private and public establishments, since the two are supposed to be different in terms of cost and efficiency. Are private facilities also run like a correctional facility? The goal of private prisons is to be more efficient and operate less expensively than the average public prison. In a public prison, the care of inmates is very expensive. So the plan was to have a prion that would not belong to the government, but would belong to an owner who would guarantee the management of its prison. establishment for less money, while offering the same qualities and care as a public prison. However, this is not currently the case. Private prisons fail to really meet these aspects and requirements. In fact, it is relatively difficult to determine whether there is a difference in quality between a private establishment and a public establishment. The only difference so far is that a private prison is not owned by the government and therefore is instead a business owned by an owner who most likely runs it... middle of paper.. .... sons have a higher positive detection rate for unauthorized substances compared to public prisons (Camp & Gaes, 2002). This likely indicates a trend of poor security practices within private prisons. Prison escapes are often rare. In 1999, BOP had one escape from its facility, while private prisons accounted for 23 escapes. When an escape occurs, it likely indicates flaws in security practices. In Ohio, five murders escaped a maximum security private prison. The food budget can easily be manipulated compared to other parts of the budget. It is therefore important to examine the quality of food in prisons. In a case study of Taft Correctional Facility (a private prison), this private facility ranked worst in food quality, food variety, and food quantity compared to all facilities BOP (Camp et al.., 2002).