In order to fill a 1,000 bed prison it would take about 5 or 6 thousand
criminals committing crimes...since the majority of criminals don't get caught.
Guarding/Building prisons in the US...a for profit/private operation?
Notice this is BO...Before Obama.
March 2, 2005 Galax Gazette
A state senator who is pushing for a state prison in Grayson County accepted
gifts totaling $3,762 in 2004 from one of three companies that have submitted
proposals to build the facility. Kellogg, Brown & Root Inc. is a subsidiary
of Halliburton. KBR, Commonwealth Corrections Solutions, a consortium based in
Fairfax and the Florida-based GEO Group have submitted proposals to build the
prison under the state's Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure
Act. State Sen. William C. Wampler Jr., R-Bristol, reported gifts from 10
sources. KBR is the only prison firm to give a gift to Wampler. Wampler is the
only legislator in the state to receive a donation of any kind from KBR in 2004.
Wampler represents the 40th District, which includes the western part of
Grayson, Bristol, Lee County, Norton, Scott County, part of Smyth County,
Washington County and part of Wise County. He did not respond to phone calls and
an e-mail request for comment made during more than a week's time.
My town built a prison...and it's still sitting empty costing $700K a year for nothing...no jobs, no prisoners, no income from visitors, nada.
http://www.correctionalnews.com/articles/2011/01/4/virginia-prison-sits-empty
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/new-virginia-prison-sits-empty-at-a-cost-of-more-than-700000-a-year/2011/05/25/AGXZqwEH_story.html
There are lots more articles, but these are the two I picked. There is also a $1M school in LA County CA that sits empty at a cost equal to that each year to let it continue that way.

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