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by zavi
2649 days ago
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There's a lot of variability per-state. Also it's not as exuberant on a per capita basis compared to other wealthy countries that also choose not to treat prisoners like animals: https://steemit.com/prison/@gaby-de-wilde/what-prisons-costs... The California problems really are:
1. Volume - too many people doing time for non-violent crimes
2. Healthcare costs for prisoners and employees (also seems like a root cause of every major problem in the US)
3. General inefficiency / Unions etc. Honestly I think the rational approach for the US would be to forget every single issue and focus entirely the healthcare costs. Nuke the problem with either complete government control of the prices in the system or liberalizing supply side thru abolishing of licensing requirements / AMA / FDA / CLIA / etc. |
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