This report discusses the use of prison bed occupancy guarantee clauses in prison privatization contracts and explores how bed occupancy guarantees undermine criminal justice policy and democratic, accountable government. The report sheds light on the for-profit private prison industry’s reliance on high prison populations, and how these occupancy guarantee provisions directly benefit its bottom line. Also discussed are the prevalence of bed guarantee clauses, drawing on set of contracts that ITPI obtained through state open records requests.
We also address how occupancy guarantees have harmed states, focusing on the experiences of Arizona, Colorado, and Ohio — three states that have agreed to these provisions to detrimental consequences. Lastly, the report discusses our recommendation that governments can and should reject prison occupancy guarantees.
Source: In the Public Interest
Liberty International News 
Prisons are run to make a profit, low expenses, especially on inmate medical care. I recommend an investigation of Nevada Dept of Corrections medical care on inmates, Based on personal knowledge, they are withholding medical care to inmates, causing pain, suffering and death. I have witnessed and experienced the poor medical care