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Cruel and unusual punishment (lemmy.ml)

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[–] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago

Given that prisons are an industry in the States and that inmates are one of their main sources of cheap labor, the high recidivism rate is there to maximize profits.