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

Re:Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane... by stouset on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @02:53PM (#16631446)

That said, I'm hoping they can. I too am skeptical that a for-profit model can work here, but as long as the incentives are appropriately aligned (they profit when incarceration rates drop and recidivism rates decline), there's a possibility it can work.

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Re:Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane... by maxerickson on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @02:56PM (#16631465)

It'll almost certainly be a fee for service model.

(municipalities simply won't write contracts with big rewards tied to incarceration or recidivism rates)

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