gAlienLifeformTexas charges prisoners 50% more for water as heat wave continues
EhListWhy are prisoners paying for water?
TedescheRead the article. They’re paying for bottled water. They have access to regular tap water, but some people are saying the tap water in these very old prisons isn’t fit for drinking.
Are these prisons private or managed by private companies?
I don’t think the article specifically says, but most prisons in the U.S. are privately owned. I can only imagine that’s more the case in Texas than it is the nation as a whole.
Most prisons in the US are not privately owned.
8% of prisoners in the US are private prisons.
Public prisons are also uniquely terrible.
Private Prisons in the United States (2021)
Private prisons in the United States incarcerated 115,428 people in 2019, representing 8% of the total state and federal prison population. Since 2000, the number of people housed in private prisons has increased 32% compared to an overall rise in the prison population of 3%.