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Nice thought, but it still incentivizes putting people behind bars.

• londons_explore 4y ago
  If the scheme works really well, people might actually want to be put behind bars, because then they'll get a free education, given employment, a lifelong mentor, etc. And the 'bars' might look more like university accommodation than a prison. Obviously legislators would probably want to step in before it gets to that stage.
  • rhn_mk1 4y ago
    The problem with that is that it's paid with the loss of freedom (otherwise you have to come up with a separate rehabilitation system for those who are dangerous and solve the same problem all over again). And the loss of freedom is the main problem of things like debt-fueled servitude, which is considered undesireable in the West.