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		bcrosby95 on Jan 18, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We are sending more foster kids to prison than to ... Follow the money but it's not just private corporations. In California the prison guard union is one of the stronger lobbies and have pushed to pass some pretty bad bills over the decades.

Clubber on Jan 18, 2021 [–]

High conviction numbers also allows an ambitious prosecutor to look good once they have aspirations for higher political office as well.

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