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Just start by making profiting off of prisons illegal. Solutions don't need to be flawless, just better than what we have, which is an embarrassingly low bar to
by standardUser 4y ago
Just start by making profiting off of prisons illegal. Solutions don't need to be flawless, just better than what we have, which is an embarrassingly low bar to clear.
- coryrc 4y agoSo the prison guards should work for free? Because the vast majority of prisons are public and the public employee unions lobby for harsher sentences: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-prison-guards_n_3894490 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-prison-guards_n_38...
- dleslie 4y agoNot sure why you're being downvoted. The uncomfortable truth is that a portion of the union dues for those employed within the criminal justice system will go towards lobbying for harsher sentencing. Eliminating corporate profiteering will not eliminate lobbying for the status quo.