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Reducing rectivism with for-profit prisons. Society can agree that's a good goal, but the prisons make more profit the more people are in prisons. People in pri
by zamnos 3y ago
Reducing rectivism with for-profit prisons. Society can agree that's a good goal, but the prisons make more profit the more people are in prisons. People in prison don't have to paid minimum wage and have fewer constitutional rights and would rather work sewing clothes for a corporation or whatever than be assigned worse jobs. Having more for-profit prisons just drives down wages and reduces costs and does nothing for recidivism because the incentives just aren't there. Anywhere the incentives just aren't there, more competion isn't going to help things and may make things worse.