The current state of corrections in the United States is deplorable. Prisoners succumb to the mental and physical abuse, and the disgraceful living conditions of corporate owned penal institutions; all paid for, out of pocket, by the American taxpayer. To some, investing tax revenue into privately owned prisons seemingly reduces costs of new prisons and staff, as read in the previously cited article by Brian Kincade, “These private companies offer a correctional solution that prevents the government from having to sink capital into the brick-and-mortar of new prisons and other long term costs such as pensions, salaries, and health-care for new prison staff.” The exemption of prison cost seems like a promising factor when evaluating whether