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Re:Quarter of inmates could have been spared prison without ... by cmurf on Sunday December 11, 2016 @09:34PM (#13155079)
Corecivic Inc NYSE: CXW. The market definitely anticipates more profit for the largest private jailer in the counter, post election.

I think there is a very tribal incentive with elected district attorneys who should instead by nominated by the local executive, with advise and consent by the legislative body. Making a prosecutor be a politician pretty clearly is itself a conflict of interest.

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Re:Quarter of inmates could have been spared prison without ... by jaredklewis on Sunday December 11, 2016 @09:50PM (#13155129)
There might be some improvement, but how much can be gained by shuffling things around? The U.S. is a democracy and prosecutors are aggressive because it's what the people want. If we shift that power to a local executive, committing to nominate hardline prosecutors will become a typical campaign promise (similar to our current situation with presidents and supreme court justices).

I think the only real fix is education.

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