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849 points dvektor | 9 comments | 16 Jun 25 12:32 UTC | HN request time: 1.498s | source | bottom
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mlissner ◴[16 Jun 25 14:28 UTC] No.44289885[source]▶
Maine's remote work program is an incredibly promising development to prevent recidivism. The amazing thing about it is that it gives real jobs to prisoners that they can seamlessly continue after they get out of prison. Normally when you get out, it's impossible to get a job, and the clock is ticking. This leads to desperation, which leads to bad behavior.

There is a real risk of exploitation, but if it's properly managed, remote work for prisoners is one of the most hopeful things I've heard about the prison system. It gives people purpose while there and an avenue to success once they're out.

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antihero ◴[16 Jun 25 17:24 UTC] No.44291513[source]▶
It's amazing. Absolutely insane that people are incarcerated so long for non-violent drug crimes, though.

Turso also looks really neat for small Payload sites.

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1. ahahs ◴[16 Jun 25 18:41 UTC] No.44292237[source]▶
Say that to the people he killed selling those drugs. This isn't weed, it's highly lethal pills.
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2. OvidNaso ◴[16 Jun 25 18:49 UTC] No.44292325[source]▶
If he killed anyone he should be charged with murder or manslaughter.
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3. nickff ◴[16 Jun 25 19:36 UTC] No.44292714[source]▶
Many dealers and addicts who are involved in extremely violent crimes are plead down to drug crimes after having been charged with both drug and violent crimes.

https://www.courts.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt471/files/docu...

>"On December 24, 2016, three Manchester police officers responded to an apartment following a report of a domestic dispute. The report was made by the mother of Ashley Arbogast, who advised that her daughter had called her Stating that her boyfriend had broken her arm during an argument."

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4. BobaFloutist ◴[16 Jun 25 19:44 UTC] No.44292778{3}[source]▶
Ok, but we should punish people for the crimes they're convicted of, not the crimes we've decided for ourselves they committed.
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5. nickff ◴[16 Jun 25 19:52 UTC] No.44292847{4}[source]▶
He is being punished for what he was convicted of; whether you agree with the penalty or not. If we do change the penalties, the convictions will change too.

I just wanted to point out that there is clear evidence that this individual was involved in at least one violent act, as is often the case with ‘non-violent drug convicts’.

6. ipaddr ◴[16 Jun 25 21:50 UTC] No.44293726[source]▶
Any yet there are coke-cola machines everywhere including inside police stations which kills more people each year.

And only one company is allowed to import the specific leaves/material (coca leafs). The government restricts everyone from importing them unless it's one of the biggest companies in the world.

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7. genewitch ◴[16 Jun 25 22:10 UTC] No.44293867[source]▶
McDonalds had a location inside the hospital in my metro area. For at least decades, they finally left that location during covid, sometime.

i can't even, and it sounds made up.

8. rustcleaner ◴[17 Jun 25 02:30 UTC] No.44295252[source]▶
He didn't kill anyone, unless he misrepresented the product and the customer used the product incorrectly and died as a result. Even then there's argument for tainted product and considering the persecution around the industry, I as a juror would acquit any charge reliant on that as the underlying logic. Even then, if I foresaw more than 12 years sentence for anyone I would acquit and jury nullify on human rights grounds. Humans must be free. The big moral failure of modern states is their lack of unmolested opt-out.

People like big strong dominating government until it gets replaced with the Mormon church, or a Caliphate, then nooo it's not statesmanship but just religion. (Hint: all states are religions, and codes are religious texts. What do freedom of religion and freedom of association mean in this context, instead of the toothless safe-for-government one you're used to thinking of it in?)

9. AuryGlenz ◴[17 Jun 25 04:56 UTC] No.44295876[source]▶
A person can have an occasional Coke and it's perfectly fine. Fentanyl, not so much.