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by jstarfish 3144 days ago
> Hint: throwing drug USERS in jail, where they only get more underground connections and better learn to become a criminal, will start a cycle where they have to end up in jail again

What is: the most profitable outcome you can hope for when your prison system is privately owned?

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The US prison system is not privately owned. Less than 20% of prisoners are in private jails.