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For-profit prisons.
by qorrect 4y ago
For-profit prisons.
- ntoskrnl 4y agoWar on drugs.
- krapp 4y agoAll of the above plus systemic racism and a cultural aversion to non-punitive solutions to issues like drug abuse and mental illness.
- nceqs3 4y agoFor-profit prisons are a tiny minority of prisons in the US.
- qorrect 4y ago8% of prisoners in for profit prisons ? 5.6 million people, that's not tiny.
- RBBronson123 4y agoNo ~8% of those incarcerated are in private prisons
- RBBronson123 4y agoYou're right. About 10%. They are a relatively small player.