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Re:At $75K, housing a prisoner in California now costs more ... by Fjolsvith on Friday March 22, 2019 @10:00AM (#19462541)
> People don't get rehabilitated. They become institutional criminals.

This is a blanket statement and not realistic. I've been through the system and knew a lot of guys who abhorred becoming institutional criminals.

Please cite sources to support your claim.

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Re:At $75K, housing a prisoner in California now costs more ... by throwawaymath on Friday March 22, 2019 @05:09PM (#19466995)
Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you. I was just talking about what happens in the aggregate.
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