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Pretty obvious that prisons exploit prisoners in unjustified ways to the benefit of private enterprises, fail to protect prisoners they are responsible for watc

by nxzero 10y ago

Pretty obvious that prisons exploit prisoners in unjustified ways to the benefit of private enterprises, fail to protect prisoners they are responsible for watching, etc. _____ NYC spends $168,000 a year per prisoner according to the NY Times: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/08/24/nyregion/citys-annual-cost-per-inmate-is-nearly-168000-study-says.html http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/08/24/nyregion/citys-annual-c... Why We Let Prison Rape Go On http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/04/18/opinion/why-we-let-prison-rape-go-on.html http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/04/18/opinion/why-we-let-pris... Abussive Phone Rates https://www.prisonphonejustice.org https://www.prisonphonejustice.org Etc.

JBReefer 10y ago
There are no private prisons in New York State
- nxzero 10y ago
  Yes, that's correct, though it doesn't mean NY and NYC don't outsource/insource service at rates that're unreasonably by any measure either due to cost or failure to provide reasonable service. For examples, funding for pensions assumes that the state will maintain a set population of prisoners - which to me seems at odds of what longer objectives should be.