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Re:More jails replace in-person visits with awful video chat... by andrewla on Monday April 08, 2019 @04:49PM (#19608869)
Are you under the impression that the prisons mentioned in the article are privately run? That is incorrect, all three are run by the municipality.

Only something like 10% of prisons in the US are privately operated.

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Re:More jails replace in-person visits with awful video chat... by nyolfen on Monday April 08, 2019 @05:02PM (#19609002)
municipalities are also very concerned with costs and revenue. around here many sheriffs make running their jail at the lowest cost to the county as possible their major point of electability. revenue from the usurious rates the video call services charge is in fact a major reason they’re implemented.
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