Private PrisonsA private prison or for-profit prison, prison, or detention center is a place where individuals are physically confined or interned by a third party that has a contract with a government agency. Private prison companies typically have contractual agreements with governments that commit prisoners and then pay a daily or monthly fee for each prisoner locked up in that private facility. Private prisons have been part of the system for several years, in particular due to their involvement in penitentiary institutions. Private, for-profit prison management began to increase in the 1980s and represented a qualitative change in the relationship between correctional institutions and private business. The question is, is there really a difference between private and public facilities, since the two are supposed to be different in terms of cost and efficiency, plus are private facilities run like correctional facilities? The goal of private prisons is to be more efficient and cost less than the average public prison. In a public prison, taking care of inmates cost a lot, so the plan was to have a prion that was not owned by the government, but owned by an owner who would ensure the running of the prison. a facility that costs less and still provides the same quality and care as a public prison. However, this is not the case now. Private prisons fail to effectively meet these aspects and requirements. In fact, it is relatively difficult to determine whether there is any difference in qualities between a private facility and a public facility. The only difference so far is that a private prison is not government owned and therefore is more of an owner operated business who most likely runs... half the paper... kids have more money positivity detection rates for unauthorized substances compared to public prisons (Camp & Gaes, 2002). This likely indicates a pattern of poor security practices within private prisons. Prison escapes are often a rare event. In 1999, the BOP had one escape from its facility while private prisons recorded 23 escapes. When a leak occurs, it is likely to indicate gaps in security practices. In Ohio, five murderers escaped from a private maximum security prison. The food budget can be easily manipulated compared to other parts of the budget. Therefore, it is important to examine the quality of food in prisons. In a case study of Taft Correctional Institution (a private prison), this private institution ranked the worst in terms of food quality, food variety, and food quantity of all BOP facilities (Camp et al.., 2002).