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The Charts nelow are relecting 35,000 prisoners and incresing over the
past 10 years.
Arizona prison system is over crowed . They even have this one prison
that is nothing more than a bunch of tents out in a remote location.
figure 1:
Arizona
Prison
Population:
1995–2005
figure 2:
Arizona
Department
of Corrections
Expenditures
(FY 1997–2007
As you can see the cost has gotten higher. But I feel things has gotten
higher every where. I have seen charts on how cost has risen just as high .
Speaking of high cost and cutting back on things even if it means making the
prisoners do with out and go hungry.They even have this one prison that is
nothing more than a bunch of tents out in a remote location of Arizona
Also the temperatures can top 100 degrees. No air condisioning for a
tent.
There are currently six privately owned prisons in the state of Arizona
that we are aware of. Three are contracted with the Arizona
Department of Corrections while the other three are owned by
Corrections Corporation of America and are contracted with federal
bureaus and other states. The state has also contracted with two
prison facilities in Newton, Texas to house 264 Arizona prisoners. The
following is a summary of the basic information about each facility,
beginning with those contracted with ADC.
http://www.friendsforpeace.net/az/azprispriv.htm
Some of the problems with the prison system in Arizona are allegations
of sexual abuse and violations of privacy rights of female inmates
confined in Arizona Department of Corrections ("ADOC") facilities,
pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act