Koniki-Siddiqui I.H. Kempner H.S Con Blocks A2 Private Prisons are more expensive Private prisons actually cost less in Arizona. Per-citizen costs are less Kavanagh 2014 1 , “ A recent column by The Arizona Republic’s E.J. Montini and an editorial criticizing state government for using pr short on facts and misleading !“Ta"payers held hostage by private prisons#$ %ec. &'# and “(rivate prisons) *et’s se comparisons#$ Jan. &+. The suggestion that private prisons cost ta"payers more money to operate than state,run pris .A recent Republic news article isclose that the “non,ad-usted$ cost o! housing a meium- security prisoner was "#4.$2 in a state-run !acility an only "$%.%2 in a private prison. &hen you !urther a'ust these !igures, as the nonpartisan Joint *egislative udget /ommittee did ,(y aing in the high expenses o! constructing the prisons an paying !or the costly and grossly underfunded pu(lic pensions o! state corrections employees, the private prisons (ecome an even (etter eal !or Arizona taxpayers.) Private is less expensive (ecause the state oesn*t pay !or construction costs.Pri is cheaper (ecause the state oesn*t pay !or employee pensions. Private mar+et encourages innovation an (etter e!!iciency (ecause o! competition. oore 1 2 , “ he private sector saves money (y oing a num(er o! things i!!erently !rom government . /ince their success hinges on elivering the same prouct as the government (ut at lower cost # or a better product at a cost,effective price# they turn to new management approaches, new monitoring techni ues, an aministrative e!!iciencies 0 in a ord# innovation. 12 Moving beyond “the ay it has alays been done$ allos them to reduce labor costs# reduce tension beteen correctional officers and inmates# ma3e full use of a facility’s capacity# and ma3e more eff 4 “ he evience !rom comparative cost stuies strongly supports the conclusion that private prisons save an average o! 10 to 1$ percent on operating costs . The conclusion is also supported by the e"perience of public officials in many states that use private prisons. /ompetitive pressure provides the incentive to be efficient th costs don# and the firms achieve cost savings through innovative design and management practices. The ne"t section considers hether these savings are ade5uate 5uality. 1 Kavanagh, John. "riva!e risons eall# $re Cheaper %or &a'pa#ers."$(cen!ral.com.)anne!! Compan#, 1* Jan. +*1 . e . * /ov. +*1 . 0h!!p 22333.a(cen!ral.com2opinions2ar!icles2+*1 *111priva!e-prisons-keepmone#-!a'pa#ers-pocke!s.h!ml4. + 5oore, $drian &. " I6$&7 IS8/S 9uali!# Correc!ions a! a :o3er Cos!." ;n.d.< n.pag. eason u lic olic# Ins!i!u!e, 1===. e. /ov. +*1 . 0h!!p 22reason.org2>les2d1 ?a1@+=*a=ae =A=d1aAc1a=?= .pd%

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A2 Private Prisons are more expensive

Private prisons actually cost less in Arizona. Per-citizen costs are less

Kavanagh 2014[footnoteRef:1], [1: Kavanagh, John. "Private Prisons Really Are Cheaper for Taxpayers."Azcentral.com.Gannett Company, 10 Jan. 2014. Web. 04 Nov. 2014..]

A recent column by The Arizona Republics E.J. Montini and an editorial criticizing state government for using private prisons were short on facts and misleading (Taxpayers held hostage by private prisons, Dec. 29, and Private prisons: Lets see hidden cost comparisons, Jan. 2). The suggestion that private prisons cost taxpayers more money to operate than state-run prisons is wrong. A recent Republic news article disclosed that the non-adjusted cost of housing a medium-security prisoner was$64.52 in a state-run facility and only $58.82 in a private prison. When you further adjust these figures, as the nonpartisan Joint Legislative Budget Committee did, by adding in the high expenses of constructing the prisons and paying for the costly and grossly underfunded public pensions of state corrections employees, the private prisons become an even better deal for Arizona taxpayers.

Private is less expensive because the state doesnt pay for construction costs.Private is cheaper because the state doesnt pay for employee pensions.

Private market encourages innovation and better efficiency because of competition.

Moore 1999[footnoteRef:2], [2: Moore, Adrian T. "PRIVATE PRISONS: Quality Corrections at a Lower Cost." (n.d.): n.pag. Reason Public Policy Institute, 1999. Web. 4 Nov. 2014.