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What really bugs me is that we're all focusing on the judge, not about the fact that there are for-profit prisons. Is that not going to lead other judges to the
by click170 12y ago
What really bugs me is that we're all focusing on the judge, not about the fact that there are for-profit prisons. Is that not going to lead other judges to the same corruption over time?
To me, the idea of a for-profit prison is just backwards, there should never be an incentive for them to incarcerate innocent people, and if it is that is a symptom that the system is broken.
- jacquesm 12y agoOh, absolutely. But this case is against a judge, someone normally beyond suspicion. If a judge says 'a' and you say 'b' it's 'a'. For a person in a position like that abuse trust at this scale is absolutely incredible (well, no longer incredible I guess, it happened). The US prison system is rotten to the core, there is no doubt about it but this is one is beyond what I ever considered possible, even in the US system as it is today. I'm trying to imagine how the approach would have gone. Hey Judge, how about I give you some money if you send more inmates (children maybe?) my way? The expected answer is "How about you end up in jail yourself", not a discussion of terms.