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Re:Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane... by gt_ on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @03:07PM (#16631569)
Makes perfect sense, but this project aims to profit.

The obvious centuries-old solution of government-managed prisons is useless for that.

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Re:Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane... by cuchoi on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @03:13PM (#16631630)
There is plenty of evidence showing that alternatives to imprisonment reduce recidivism and are cheaper. Government-managed or not.
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