Subj : Re: Chinese Scientists Cr
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Mon Mar 10 2025 01:15:00

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

RM>> 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.

MP>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.

Right.. I should have thought of that. We hear about that going on in
the USA. Looking for info on that up here, it said that it was tried
in 3 prisons but all have 'either gone defunct or reverted to gov't
control after they found that other prisons had better security,
better health care, and reduced repeat offender rates'.

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