California keeps a secret list of criminal cops, but says you can’t have it

Re:California keeps a secret list of criminal cops, but says... by wmeredith on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @03:46PM (#19258154)

For-profit prisons are indeed problematic for a variety of reasons, but they only comprise about 8% of the US prison system[1]. I’m just throwing this out there because the for profit prison bogeyman, while real, often takes an outsize share of the attention when discussing problems with the US justice system. There are problems that extend far beyond that small segment of the larger apparatus.

1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_prison

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Re:California keeps a secret list of criminal cops, but says... by Chardok on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @05:44PM (#19259058)

True; my primary exposure to the US prison system has been in Texas which certainly sees its share there.

I suppose it would be more apt to say that the fact that the justice system allows a private interest to be involved shows how corrupt it can be.

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