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Human lives are nothing but a form of currency to the oligarchs.

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[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

And remember, the criminals used to be us...normal people like you and I until the one day when they screw up noticeably.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This is absolutely disgusting. Does Keegan Stephan, who has two first names as a name, work for any papers?

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Supply side economics at its most appalling.

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

LOOMING CRISIS IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES THREATENS THE BALANCE OF PENITENTIARY SYSTEM

[–] glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

Economies of scale work for prisons as well.

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

This gets fewer and fewer pixels each year

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee -5 points 1 day ago (9 children)

You have to realize that there are a lot of places where the local prison is the only industry they have left. Closing the prison means folks will be out of work.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Then they should leave that city or figure out a way to work remote. Cities rise and fade with opportunity. You can't force there to be opportunity where there is none.

People might have forgotten, but it wasnt unheard of to move to neighboring towns for, wait for it, better opportunities. Not even that far away in some cases.

Closing prisons is always a good thing if its due to lack of prisoners. That trumps any need for steady wages for a group of people near the prison.

Edit: Stringere also made a good point about company towns in another comment.

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