Interesting news regarding private prisons...

[kaz]

They may be starting to lose steam as a business. Take a look at these numbers for one private prison corporation for example.

Personally I'm on the fence about private prisons, but regardless I felt this was worth mentioning.

Private prisons are no more free market than the post office or utilities. Free enterprise is not about companies, it's about consumer choice. I don't care about this issue any more than any other governmental issue. It has zero to do with capitalism either way

 

[OldLady]

The Feds contract out the Job Corps program, saying it's cheaper. Our state is farming out its assistance program for welfare/disability clients with multiple handicaps to employment. They say it will save money.
The government does it a lot; probably because with their bureaucratic structure, they would need more managers than caseworkers and teachers to make it run. I think the contractors know how much the government spends, though, and gets every penny they dare through their bidding process.