Re:Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane...
by ceejayoz on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @02:59PM
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> 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.
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