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Re:National prison strike launches over underpaid labor and ... by ryandrake on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @05:00PM (#17813771)
Your argument assumes that the goal of prisons is to keep their customers from returning to prison.
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Re:National prison strike launches over underpaid labor and ... by wongarsu on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @05:11PM (#17813881)
It is clearly the government's responsibility to align the prison's incentives with the best outcome for society. That includes people not reoffending.

You are right that currently the US fails in this regard, but that doesn't mean it has to be that way.

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Re:National prison strike launches over underpaid labor and ... by randomdata on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @06:14PM (#17814316)
I would have said that the responsibility of government is to act on behalf of the people. The people may have different ideas than what is technically the best outcome for society.
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Re:National prison strike launches over underpaid labor and ... by TaylorAlexander on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @05:53PM (#17814178)
It’s not clear to me that the government is concerned with improving society.
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