Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane alternative to jail

Re:Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane... by ihackalot on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @02:36PM (#16631274)

I believe this is a great idea, only a bit ahead of its time. I don't think it's going to be successful until you address some cultural, educational and ethical issues first. Remember you are still the country who elected Trump for president.

Anyhow... I wish you the very best and I hope you can prove me wrong!

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Re:Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane... by maxerickson on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @02:52PM (#16631431)

It's already a thing for decades:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_probation

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Re:Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane... by ihackalot on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @03:45PM (#16631878)

Doh, nobody assumed they "invented" anything. I did assume though that even the average Joe would be able to understand that what they are doing here is applying the concept at a different level. I'm sorry, I thought you would get that.

Find this "Promise extends the scale and effectiveness of community supervision by balancing human touch and technology to improve long-term outcomes." http://joinpromise.com/#how I can't find anything like that on Wikipedia. Can you help?

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Re:Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane... by ihackalot on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @03:55PM (#16631955)

P.S.: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/02/20/us-private-probation-har...

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