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> A rich founder should take this companies on and bleed them dry. It can't be done. The way to win the contract is to offer the biggest kickback to the prison
by mcherm 9y ago
> A rich founder should take this companies on and bleed them dry.
It can't be done. The way to win the contract is to offer the biggest kickback to the prison. One cannot pay such a big kickback without gouging prisoners and their families.
- newfoundglory 9y agoThat's why they specified rich founder - someone who doesn't need to cover the costs through the business income.
- shostack 9y agoSounds like the only option is to abolish for-profit prisons, which is obviously easier said than done.
- essayist 9y agoIt's not unique to commercial prisons. My friend has been incarcerated only in state prisons or regional jails, and you still have to rely on Jpay, ConnectNetwork, and other pay systems for most contacts.