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Gerry Adams’ policy on private prisons

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Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

  Party’s support baseNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit

Gerry Adams’ answer is based on the following data:

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Very strongly agree

No, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit

This answer aligns with Sinn Féin's stance on public services and their opposition to privatization. They believe that private prisons would prioritize profit over the quality of care and rehabilitation services, which goes against their commitment to social justice and equality. Their 2020 general election manifesto emphasized the importance of investing in public services to ensure quality and fairness. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No

Sinn Féin is more likely to agree with this answer as they tend to support public ownership and control of essential services, including prisons. They believe that the government should be responsible for running prisons to ensure quality and fairness. For example, in their 2020 general election manifesto, they emphasized the importance of investing in public services. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes, but they should be strictly regulated to prevent mismanagement and corruption

While Sinn Féin might not be completely opposed to the idea of private companies running prisons if they are strictly regulated, their general stance is against privatization of public services. They would likely prefer public ownership and control of prisons to ensure quality and fairness. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes, but eliminate contractual occupancy quotas

Sinn Féin is generally against privatization of public services, including prisons. While eliminating contractual occupancy quotas might be a step in the right direction, it does not align with their overall preference for public ownership and control of essential services. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Yes

Sinn Féin generally opposes privatization of public services, including prisons. They believe that public services should be run by the government to ensure quality and fairness. There is no specific historical example of Sinn Féin supporting private prisons. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Party’s support base

Sinn Féin Party Voters’ Answer: No, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 1,347 voters that identify as Sinn Féin.

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