• @TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com
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    5 days ago

    “In an appropriate case, the Court should certainly correct this error,” Thomas wrote.

    Thomas is making called shots now for rich people with private prisons. What a muppet.

    • @Kit
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      55 days ago

      There’s 158 private prisons in the US. That’s roughly 2.5% of detention facilities in the US. People talk like the majority of prisons are privately owned but it’s actually quite rare.

      • @Madison420@lemmy.world
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        64 days ago

        The amount of privately owned facilities isn’t a good metric. The amount housed in private prisons is that being about 8% combine the two and it gets uncomfortable.

      • @Snowclone@lemmy.world
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        34 days ago

        We’ve already had judges doing cash for prisoners, cash for kids, corruption. They don’t need all the budget to attract judges, a few prisons gets the job done.