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minus-squaresafesyrup@lemmy.hogru.chlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoIt sounds so utterly ridiculous to have a publicly traded prison
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoOh it is. It absolutely is. But her, how else are you going to exploit the poors? I’M being sarcastic, but it is the reality we live in.
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoYou think that’s bad? Food in most county lockups is so bad, be use of the way it’s funded. The Sheriff gets paid like $10/day/prisoner, and then they pay for the food. So there’s a direct financial incentive for them to keep the jail at capacity and provide the cheapest possible meals.
minus-squaremecfs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days ago‘murica the land of vested interests
It sounds so utterly ridiculous to have a publicly traded prison
Oh it is. It absolutely is. But her, how else are you going to exploit the poors?
I’M being sarcastic, but it is the reality we live in.
You think that’s bad?
Food in most county lockups is so bad, be use of the way it’s funded.
The Sheriff gets paid like $10/day/prisoner, and then they pay for the food.
So there’s a direct financial incentive for them to keep the jail at capacity and provide the cheapest possible meals.
‘murica the land of vested interests