Florida Chamber: Florida Spending Too Much for Too Little on Prisons

We are simply spending too much, for too little in return, Brad Swanson, vice president of corporate and strategic partnerships for the Florida Chamber of Commerce, stated in an opinion piece in the Tampa Times.

"The privatization proposal before the Legislature will change that. Prisons across southern Florida will be able to operate more efficiently and more effectively, and public safety in no way will be jeopardized -- private prisons have proven themselves to be as secure as any other facilities."

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