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Re:Upgrade your jail cell for a price by ryandrake on Thursday March 09, 2017 @02:00PM (#13831975)
Morbid thought: I'm surprised there isn't a cottage industry around buying life insurance policies on prison inmates. I bet you could use statistical methods and/or machine learning to profitably predict inmates most likely to die early, given the prison location, staff, the inmate's crime, and other factors.
Re:Upgrade your jail cell for a price by mikeash on Thursday March 09, 2017 @02:05PM (#13832041)
If you can do it, surely the insurance companies can too, and adjust their premiums accordingly.
Re:Upgrade your jail cell for a price by RubenSandwich on Thursday March 09, 2017 @02:04PM (#13832034)
Not only morbid but I'd argue morally wrong as well, as this would be betting on peoples lives. It's just as awful as the coliseum just without you being exposed to the blood.
Re:Upgrade your jail cell for a price by drjesusphd on Thursday March 09, 2017 @05:07PM (#13834241)
How is this different from life insurance in general?