[rammer]

For profit prisons are the worst, it should be a state responsibility not a for profit company.

Especially with all the race issues in imprisonment.

[voxadam]

All prisons in Maine are state or federally operated, none are private or operated for profit.

[citizenpaul]

>Wages are garnished for child support, victim restitution and other fees. And for those who earn above a certain amount, 10% goes to the Department of Corrections for room and board.

So they take a cut of your pay. Totally not profit? They deserve it? Why not 20% why not 95%.

[nickff]

From what I understand, Maine has no private prisons; why are you bringing them up in this topic?

[ckemere]

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?)