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by PixelB 3250 days ago
Get rid of private prisons, period. You can even keep the same business model except instead of the profits going to a corporation, the system is run as a non-profit government entity and the workers are actually paid a fair wage.

As it is right now, we have slaves working to enrich CEOs, board members and investors.

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You can even keep the same business model except instead of the profits going to a corporation, the system is run as a non-profit government entity

Which is exactly what's happening in this case. There's no private corporation, it's a governmental division, yet the inmates are still paid a pittance. Maybe you should review your preconception of private industry vs government.