US prison workers produce $11B worth of goods and services for little to no pay

Re:US prison workers produce $11B worth of goods and service... by nickff on Friday June 17, 2022 @04:40PM (#31784028)

Many countries allow private prosecution of criminal offenses (though this is infrequently used in most of those countries for a number of reasons). If you eliminate public prosecutors/district attorneys, people could privately prosecute pro-se or with the assistance of private counsel.

That's just one example of many biases inherent to the current system, and I wouldn't focus on it too much.

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Re:US prison workers produce $11B worth of goods and service... by ejb999 on Friday June 17, 2022 @04:44PM (#31784101)

so people rich enough could prosecute just about anyone they want, and people who are poor could likely never get any justice if they are a victim - and you think that is an improvement over the current system?

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Re:US prison workers produce $11B worth of goods and service... by missedthecue on Friday June 17, 2022 @06:36PM (#31785334)

In such systems, the person bringing the charges must pay damages if the charges don't stick. Remember, the bar for criminal conviction is much higher than in civil court, and anyone can bring a civil case in our current legal system.

One major flaw in our current system is that only the government decides who gets convicted and as the old adage goes, if the king controls criminal punishment, the kings friends get away with murder. Think about the current national conversation on excessive police brutality.

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Re:US prison workers produce $11B worth of goods and service... by yywwbbn on Friday June 17, 2022 @05:10PM (#31784409)

The Romans had already tried this.. not a great idea.

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