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Re:U.S. prison labor programs violate fundamental human righ... by marginalia_nu on Friday May 19, 2023 @11:48AM (#36003327)
Being the national equivalent of independently wealthy does sort of change the sort of risks you're able to take, even without actually dipping into the fund. I don't think GDP captures this fact at all.
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Re:U.S. prison labor programs violate fundamental human righ... by Retric on Friday May 19, 2023 @12:02PM (#36003508)
I could see that for large R&D projects or something, but I have trouble seeing how that’s related to the penal system.

Recidivism data really lags spending. Remember they need to have left prison 3+ years ago or you don’t know if they will go back in that time period and to have some effect you’re really talking about money allocated 5+ years ago.

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