Virginia considers privatizing its sex offender program

[Lemon Drop]

This is a "civil commitment center" for mentally ill sex offenders who have already served their sentences, but are considered too dangerous to release. They can be held indefinitely.
What is the incentive of a for-profit company to ever recommend their release? They'd be sending away a paying customer!
Or give them treatment that would facilitate said release?

A horrible idea. Wrong morally, wrong ethically, wrong financially.

http://www.salon.com/2012/06/26/va_to_de...r_program/

[decay]

castration.

[OWC Jamie]

decay wrote:
castration.

you'd likely have to remove a few more body parts than that

[Pops]

Who currently determines that they are too dangerous for release and on what criteria is that measured?

[Lemon Drop]

Pops wrote:
Who currently determines that they are too dangerous for release and on what criteria is that measured?

Public employees who are accountable to the public. IOW, there is no financial incentive to keep people committed indefinitely under the public system. The criteria for release are based on public safety, not on profit potential.

[Avenger]

Lemon Drop wrote:
IOW, there is no financial incentive to keep people committed indefinitely under the public system. The criteria for release are based on public safety, not on profit potential.

The incentive to release is not getting paid by the state. So don't worry much about them being locked up for longer than they deserve.

[Black]

decay wrote:
castration.

IIRC research has shown that it doesn't make a difference.

[RgrF]

Avenger wrote:
[quote=Lemon Drop]
IOW, there is no financial incentive to keep people committed indefinitely under the public system. The criteria for release are based on public safety, not on profit potential.

The incentive to release is not getting paid by the state. So don't worry much about them being locked up for longer than they deserve.
That worked so well with privatizing prisons, didn't it? Dumbo here clearly has no concept of the tail wagging the dog, more likely he doesn't care. Maybe he'd be even more supportive if he could see a clear path to getting his incoming relatives on that gravy train.

[Avenger]

If private prisons can hold inmates without getting paid, I suggest you are onto a brilliant business strategy. Why don't you open a hotel chain and don't charge the guests?

[Pam]

This is flying under the radar. You can't find news reports in this state or many state reps that are even aware of the proceedings.

It always cracks me up when Republicans privatize governmental responsibilities. If a company can do it better and make a profit, why can't the state improve and save the profit? Oh yeah, it's all about free enterprise aka using tax dollars to line pockets.