Subj : Re: Chinese Scientists Cr
To   : ROB MCCART
From : Mike Powell
Date : Sat Mar 08 2025 09:32:00

> KW>Unless your country has a for-profit prison system and lenient lobbying
>   >and campaign finance rules.

> Looking online it looks like there is some of that in Canada but
> they said it is mostly invisible, you won't see people in orange
> jump suits working on the roads or something. Most of it is just
> working for the prison itself, cleaning and laundry and such, but
> there is some of it done for outside contractors for profit as well.

I think he meant jails that are run by for-profit companies who get paid by
the government based on the number of people incarcerated there.  They, in
turn, are motivated to lobby for laws that make it more difficult for
offenders -- even non-violent ones -- to get out of jail.


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