My point was that for the person saying it is interesting, they are literally stating why it belongs on HN (based on the official guidelines). Whether or not i

My point was that for the person saying it is interesting, they are literally stating why it belongs on HN (based on the official guidelines). Whether or not it actually is interesting is another question, and a subjective one. Personally I see your points about this story specifically, but the flip side is that it creates debate on HN about the concept of private prisons, which at least has the potential to be of interest.