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Re:Whistleblowers: Software keeping inmates in Arizona priso... by frompdx on Monday February 22, 2021 @01:12PM (#26227994)
I have a very cynical take. Probably too cynical. The ability to shift blame to software as opposed to the humans responsible for administering a bureaucracy is exactly what makes it so appealing. The question is ignored intentionally.
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Re:Whistleblowers: Software keeping inmates in Arizona priso... by blackgirldev on Monday February 22, 2021 @04:10PM (#26230684)
That was my first thought actually. We are probably not cynical enough! In addition to blame shifting, the prison industrial complex is benefitting from having the prisoners stay longer, so there is zero incentive to fix the problem.
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Re:Whistleblowers: Software keeping inmates in Arizona priso... by marmaduke on Monday February 22, 2021 @04:05PM (#26230602)
Not cynical enough: if private prisons with a profit motive delay prisoner release, they’ve made more money.
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