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Why does the state not have such problems while the "free market" does? You never explained why a free market would be ineffective and the state would.


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The State would have as its mission objectives to serve Justice as opppesed to making money.
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While I could be wrong as I'm not that well-versed on this subject, I doubt that a prisoner's legal right to sue over mistreatment disappeaers in a private prison. PVN would probably argue that under a totally state-free system, the prison has an excellent economic incentive to not mistreat the prisoners.

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In all my life I have never heard of a prisoner suing for mistreatment by prisons. I'm no lawyer but I do know the exact rights and legal status varies from state to state. And as far as what the public thinks (which is usually what matters) they, due to a great media system, think prison is all weight lifting, cable TV and the occasional buggery.... what I mean by this is, people only really go by whatever stereotypes they have happened to hear. And I think PVN would have to agree that prison in itself is contrary to a state-free system.

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The service is keeping certain people away from the rest of society so they can't continue to hurt others. The state in this case desires this service and it's proven that firms exist that will provide it.


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The "service" is dispensing justice whatever that may mean. A large portion of prisoners are in jail for actions that many, if not most, people have comitted themselves (possession of an illegal substance). Most "state-free society" people do not deem these people to be a threat. But, either way, a person who has a 2 year sentence and is deprived of his freedoms has a right to eat and receive medical care BECAUSE he was placed in prison. As in, he/she committed a crime that we (the American people) deemed worthy of imprisonment for (in this example) 2 years, NOT, 2 years imprisonment, near starvation and next to no healthcare(which is likely to mean Hepatitis (choose your letter) and no treatment.