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triceratopstoday at 5:53 PM1 replyview on HN

> non-profit incarceration/detention, in which the incentive is to not put people in prison

How do you figure? Is the "I'll save you money by being soft on crime" election platform popular in your country?


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moi2388today at 6:16 PM

Yes. Prisons are overcrowded, criminals are released earlier or not put in prison at all, and judges punish lower because prisons are too full.

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