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Re:The Big Business of Prisoner Care Packages by mcherm on Sunday December 24, 2017 @09:28PM (#16002301)
> A rich founder should take this companies on and bleed them dry.

It can't be done. The way to win the contract is to offer the biggest kickback to the prison. One cannot pay such a big kickback without gouging prisoners and their families.

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Re:The Big Business of Prisoner Care Packages by newfoundglory on Sunday December 24, 2017 @10:03PM (#16002410)
That's why they specified rich founder - someone who doesn't need to cover the costs through the business income.
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Re:The Big Business of Prisoner Care Packages by shostack on Sunday December 24, 2017 @10:18PM (#16002452)
Sounds like the only option is to abolish for-profit prisons, which is obviously easier said than done.
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Re:The Big Business of Prisoner Care Packages by essayist on Monday December 25, 2017 @06:52PM (#16006248)
It's not unique to commercial prisons. My friend has been incarcerated only in state prisons or regional jails, and you still have to rely on Jpay, ConnectNetwork, and other pay systems for most contacts.
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