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Re:How corporations buy and food made with prison labor by gambiting on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @05:44AM (#27206396)
Consider that with the perverse incentives you might become a prisoner because the state and/or private company needs more cheap labour.
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Re:How corporations buy and food made with prison labor by risyachka on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @06:09AM (#27206574)
How is judge or prosecution incentivized to make you one?
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Re:How corporations buy and food made with prison labor by La1n on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @06:14AM (#27206607)
There is at least a single case where kickbacks from private prisons influenced judges.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_for_cash_scandal

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