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Re:NYC Jails Want to Ban Physical Mail, Then Privatize Scann... by jeffwask on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @12:46PM (#34507140)
The problem is more insidious, their incentives are to keep them incarcerated, not retrain them in any meaningful way, and hope they repeat.
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Re:NYC Jails Want to Ban Physical Mail, Then Privatize Scann... by sonofhans on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @01:10PM (#34507494)
Yes, this. Certainly these companies have done the math, and clearly see that the worse inmates are treated the more likely they are to become repeat customers.
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