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		ckemere 80 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: In Maine, prisoners are thriving in remote jobs I interpreted it as a potential explainer for why this sort of result is unlikely to spread broadly. Do you have knowledge of, eg of New Hampshire (which is mentioned as a counter example in the article?)

nickff 80 days ago [–]

I think NH doesn't have any private prisons either, and hasn't since 2000. Private prisons only have about 10% of the total prison population anyway.

https://www.criminon.org/where-we-work/united-states/new-ham...

https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-states-use-private-pr...

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