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245 points voxadam | 3 comments | 22 Sep 25 22:51 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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rammer ◴[22 Sep 25 23:15 UTC] No.45340805[source]▶

For profit prisons are the worst, it should be a state responsibility not a for profit company.

Especially with all the race issues in imprisonment.

1. nickff ◴[22 Sep 25 23:21 UTC] No.45340857[source]▶

From what I understand, Maine has no private prisons; why are you bringing them up in this topic?

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2. ckemere ◴[22 Sep 25 23:32 UTC] No.45340941[source]▶

I interpreted it as a potential explainer for why this sort of result is unlikely to spread broadly.

Do you have knowledge of, eg of New Hampshire (which is mentioned as a counter example in the article?)

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3. nickff ◴[22 Sep 25 23:37 UTC] No.45340979[source]▶

I think NH doesn't have any private prisons either, and hasn't since 2000. Private prisons only have about 10% of the total prison population anyway.

In Maine, prisoners are thriving in remote jobs