MyDarkestTimeline01@ani.social to memes@lemmy.world · 5 days agoI looked it up. I struggle to live not as well as a Norwegian prisoner.ani.socialimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1imageI looked it up. I struggle to live not as well as a Norwegian prisoner.ani.socialMyDarkestTimeline01@ani.social to memes@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareregdog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoBut american prisons generate more profit for the private sector. So who can really say which system is better?
minus-squareMyDarkestTimeline01@ani.socialOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoThe one with the least amount of repeat offenders.
minus-squareAeonFelis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoWhy would a for-profit business not want repeat customers?
minus-squarehungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoFor-profit prison inmates are more like slaves than customers.
minus-squarehungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·3 days agoHow are they the product? Okay, apparently some american prisons make you pay for the privilege of being in a cage, but I believe that using ‘forced labor’ (euphemism for slavery) is their main source of $$$.
But american prisons generate more profit for the private sector. So who can really say which system is better?
The one with the least amount of repeat offenders.
Why would a for-profit business not want repeat customers?
For-profit prison inmates are more like slaves than customers.
They’re the product.
How are they the product? Okay, apparently some american prisons make you pay for the privilege of being in a cage, but I believe that using ‘forced labor’ (euphemism for slavery) is their main source of $$$.