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

Re:Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane... by freedomben on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @03:25PM (#16631723)

You didn't really address the incentive, just simply stated your goals. I think clearly there is a financial incentive for a for-profit company to keep people in the system.

If you have ideological views that people > profit (which I suspect you do, and I completely agree with), then that can be an incentive. But I think it is important to recognize that people and the systems they build can be corrupted over time. What happens when people that don't have the same ideology take control? The profit incentive won't change, but the ideological one may.

I wasn't the one that asked the question initially, but it's possible that's what he/she was getting at.

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Re:Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane... by dfrappier on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @04:02PM (#16632017)

We have introduced recidivism as part of our performance metrics. Currently, contractors are paid per day, per person. We believe it creates the wrong incentive. The best way to correct is to incentivize companies to have people not reenter the system.

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Re:Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane... by smw on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @11:40PM (#16635214)

Doesn't your board have the obligation to maximize shareholder value? Is it possible that would conflict with the metrics you mention as the driving force of your company? Is it possible that a Public Benefit Corporation might be a more suitable entity to serve this sort of need?

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Re:Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane... by treis on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @10:11PM (#16634727)

How are you paid?

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