Private prisons are a major problem because of the authority that is delegated.
In the US, the government derives its authority to govern (and by extension, the justice system derives its authority to imprison and punish criminals) only by the collective consent of the people.
It's the same reason private police and private courts are a big moral problem - they are in a position of authority over people that only government to whom the people have consented should be.
In the US, the government derives its authority to govern (and by extension, the justice system derives its authority to imprison and punish criminals) only by the collective consent of the people.
It's the same reason private police and private courts are a big moral problem - they are in a position of authority over people that only government to whom the people have consented should be.