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Re:Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane... by cpfohl on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @02:56PM (#16631468)
It sounds to me like this is for profit on purpose. That's not a terrible thing: it's not a prison...

The smartphone question is important. I wonder if an inexpensive device custom built can replace it.

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Re:Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane... by ceejayoz on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @02:59PM (#16631493)
> That's not a terrible thing: it's not a prison...

I think that's splitting a lot of hairs. If working with Promise is a condition of release, it's possible (and likely) that Promise now has the power to send you to prison if they deem you non-compliant with your release terms.

We have pretty clear examples of how for-profit criminal justice can go wrong: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_for_cash_scandal

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Re:Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane... by phaedradiana on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @03:18PM (#16631669)
To date, 90 percent of the population we are working with in our current counties have smart phones.
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