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Gonstackk t1_iwnhvvf wrote

How will the judge and detention center make money if they can't keep them filled to capacity for such infractions as being born poor.

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WexfordHo t1_iwnmdl4 wrote

In this case it’s especially true.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/10/29/us/juvenile-detention-abuses-louisiana.html

> Ware opened in 1993, at a time when Louisiana was earning a reputation for operating one of the country’s worst juvenile systems. A series of scandals led to the closing of all privately run juvenile facilities, and in 2000, the federal government assumed oversight of those run by the state.

> But Ware was neither private nor state-run. It was a “political subdivision” of the state, created by legislation and overseen by a board composed of many of the men who met at Catfish Bend. This structure offered them and their charismatic new director ready access to tax dollars and far more independence from regulators.

The worst of both worlds, classic American “libertarian” right wing bs.

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mces97 t1_iwnuzh9 wrote

I mean, go after some more speeders.

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