NYC jails want to ban physical mail, then privatize scanning of digital versions
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Re: NYC jails want to ban physical mail, then privatize scanning of digital versions
#2It's unreal how much money prisons make off of Prisoners' families. Selling items for 2-4x as much as retail, selling them items and not allowing them to give them away when they leave, making phone calls super expensive, etc. A large majority of this money comes from the Prisoner's family. And because they're prisoners most people will never really care until it happens to them.
And this isn't really just a US thing, I know the UK sells them items at far greater than retail and I suspect most countries do.
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#3So prisons lost the phone revenue scam, and now moving onto mail scam?
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#4It’s too bad about the privatization corruption potential, because banning physical mail seems like a good idea overall in this case.
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#6I'm sure reducing prisoner contact with loved ones will surely reduce crime! /s
Re: NYC jails want to ban physical mail, then privatize scanning of digital versions
#7So prisons lost the phone revenue scam, and now moving onto mail scam?
That's not still ongoing?
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#8Somehow the left has become incredibly radical about every other issue, but isn't dealing with the basics like this, which have been discussed for many decades and most of the public would support reforming?
Re: NYC jails want to ban physical mail, then privatize scanning of digital versions
#9It’s too bad about the privatization corruption potential, because banning physical mail seems like a good idea overall in this case.
Hard disagree. If I were in prison, it would make a great difference to me to keep a drawing that my child sent me in my cell, vs. maybe being able to look at a bad scan of it. Plus, when would I actually get to see the scan?
Re: NYC jails want to ban physical mail, then privatize scanning of digital versions
#10It's unreal how much money prisons make off of Prisoners' families. Selling items for 2-4x as much as retail, selling them items and not allowing them to give them away when they leave, making phone calls super expensive, etc. A large majority of this money comes from the Prisoner's family. And because they're prisoners most people will never really care until it happens to them. And this isn't really just a US thing…
Let's not forget about spending money per-email when messaging an inmate (and paying extra to include a photo).
Is that program administered by the state? Do the funds go toward paying money owed to victims or funding the prisons? Nope. Private companies (like JPAY) are making money hand-over-fist with no benefit to the prisoners nor the victims nor the state.