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I'm the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks

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1009 points n1b0m | 1 comments | 19 Mar 25 11:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.224s | source
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Mashimo ◴[19 Mar 25 12:59 UTC] No.43411298[source]▶
What is the benefit of leaving the lights on 24/7?

You weaken the inmate, but how does the prison make more profit from that?

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1. stackskipton ◴[19 Mar 25 16:04 UTC] No.43413800[source]▶
Lowers guard costs. If you turn down the lights, you need more guards and they are more at risk. Lights on, they can easily see and react so you need fewer.