TIL way too many people think private prisons operate by profiting off the labor of prisoners. Guys, it’s still the government paying.
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From my teenage years to my late 20’s I had a member of my nuclear family in prison. It’s maddening the things that are excusable to polite society in the name of criminal justice. But reform barely touches the platforms of Dems and is anathema to R’s. Heartbreaking.
Not to prosthelytize, but the only people I've seen who actually seem to care about prison reform in a substantive way is the left (as opposed to liberal Democrats who, as with so many things, talk a good game and do both jack and shit)
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It’s a constant talking point for Libertarians and
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Interesting--the circles I ran with when I was that type definitely didn't talk about it much but I'm glad it's a thing in some libertarian circles. The more people who care about this issue, the better
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