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Re:How Companies Make Millions Charging Prisoners to Send an... by bdcravens on Saturday August 04, 2018 @01:29PM (#17687697)
There's value in reducing recidivism and escapes. More practically, jails are understaffed, and there's tremendous political value in making Joe Public feel safer.
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Re:How Companies Make Millions Charging Prisoners to Send an... by rhizome on Saturday August 04, 2018 @03:49PM (#17688196)
there's tremendous political value in making Joe Public feel safer.

On this point, without looking it up, what do you estimate the overall recidivism rate to be? Just in a general conversational sense.

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Re:How Companies Make Millions Charging Prisoners to Send an... by bdcravens on Saturday August 04, 2018 @06:58PM (#17688838)
Depends on the crime and incarceration level.
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Re:How Companies Make Millions Charging Prisoners to Send an... by rhizome on Sunday August 05, 2018 @07:02PM (#17694051)
Overall.
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