Don't be cucks to corporations GQP: GEO and other prison groups have been behind efforts to scuttle Marijuana decriminalization and catch and release policies; it appears their grift has moved on to unwanted children fostering. This new law bars the state from having foster children spend the night in settings that aren’t otherwise considered residential. These settings include Child Protective Services’ offices, motels, and churches. And the state had been resorting to that more frequently. According to the Texas Tribune, in one month alone this year, 415 Texas children spent at least two consecutive nights in unlicensed facilities. On its own, the new law banning this has been touted as a positive move, but the state has not provided much of an alternative. The state has fewer beds than it used to, losing roughly 1000 beds in group homes. Increasingly, the state was already turning more to the private sector. With the new law limiting alternative options, the state is paying to place more kids in residential treatment centers run by private companies, some of which are big GOP donors. One of them is GEO Group, the private prison operator."
I have issues with prisons in the U.S. being privatized. Prisons should remain in the public sector -- and the facilities and staff should be run directly by the state or localities.