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This is one of the #sickest things I heard of about how #bigcorp
"...Securus Technologies, a for-profit company that contracts with jails to charge the families... "

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/jails-banned-family-visits-to-make-more-money-on-video-calls-lawsuits-claim/
"...if there is a "material reduction in inmate population or capacity," the lawsuit said...."

There should be no profit on crime.

We are shifting from a democracy to a #corporat-ocracy right before our eyes.

#Democracy is more than how we vote.

Jails banned visits in “quid pro quo” with prison phone companies, lawsuits say

Civil rights group sues two counties, says hundreds more have banned visits.

Ars Technica
Mar 30, 2024 at 11:47amWeb
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simply, this is an example of how we treat people accused of a crime being determined by a corporate instead we the people.

No thought to the effect on people or their family, the only concern is to maximize profit to the #corp and concentrate wealth.