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Re:California bans private prisons and immigration detention... by ogre_codes on Friday June 12, 2020 @01:24PM (#23501515)
> This changes the incentive structure from keeping people locked up as long as possible to rehabilitating and releasing them as fast as possible.

So long as private prisons have a say in when a prisoner is released there is conflict of interest. If a private prison gets paid $100k for a prisoner, they are going to ensure they are released at the very soonest opportunity instead of detaining them as long as possible. If they get paid per diem, they will keep them as long as possible.

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Re:California bans private prisons and immigration detention... by dahfizz on Friday June 12, 2020 @02:06PM (#23501931)
> So long as private prisons have a say in when a prisoner is released there is conflict of interest.

I agree. This would work best if the prison had no influence on the parole board's decision. That way, the only way to get people out of prison faster is to actually rehabilitate them and encourage good behavior.

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