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Re:At $75K, housing a prisoner in California now costs more ... by f-securus on Friday March 22, 2019 @07:06AM (#19461340)
The problem with private prisons is they have a conflict of interest. Do they work to improve the lives of the incarcerated and lower recidivism? No! That would lower their bottom line as they get paid per person.
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Re:At $75K, housing a prisoner in California now costs more ... by wallace_f on Friday March 22, 2019 @07:10AM (#19461370)
That's a market failure. I'm not pro-privatization of prisons.
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